Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tait has broken his silence after being detained on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group. The 36-year-old, who is known for his jarring views on life, money and women, was filmed being led from his luxury home in Romania after a police raid on Thursday.
His sibling, Tristan, 34, was also arrested alongside two further suspects. All four were held for 24 hours in Bucharest, the Mirror reports. The four-time kickboxing world champion's Twitter account has since posted a message seemingly regarding his arrest, telling his 3.6million followers that "The Matrix sent their agents".
Within just minutes, the tweet had been viewed over half-a-million times by users on the social media platform, which is the only mainstream outlet that still platforms the former fighter The Brit, who was born in Washington DC but raised in Luton, is under investigation by the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT).