Gardaí arrest four in joint human trafficking operation with police from Brazil and Europol 

Gardaí searched four locations in Dublin on Wednesday morning, in conjunction with simultaneous searches taking place in Brazil

The joint operation by An Garda Síochána, Europol, and Brazilian police, is targeting an organised crime group suspected of crimes including human trafficking, organised prostitution, and brothel-keeping in Ireland.  Stock picture

Three men and a woman have been arrested in Dublin as part of a joint international operation aimed at disrupting an organised crime group suspected of crimes including human trafficking, organised prostitution, and brothel keeping.

Gardaí in Dublin say they arrested two men in their 30s, one in his 20s, and a woman in her 20s on Wednesday morning as part of a "co-ordinated day of action" in co-operation with Brazilian Federal Police and Europol.