A woman has been arrested in connection with a crime group operating in organised prostitution, brothel-keeping and money laundering.
The woman, in her 20s, is being held in a Dublin city garda station tonight. She is believed to part of an Eastern European gang running a prostitution ring and brothel.
There have also been searches carried out in connection with the investigation.
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A garda spokeswoman said: "Gardai attached to the Organised Prostitution Investigation Unit in the Garda National Protective Services Bureau (GNPSB) have arrested a female (aged in her 20s) as part of an ongoing investigation into an Eastern European Organised Crime Group operating in this jurisdiction.
"The investigation focuses on persons attached to an Eastern European Organised Crime Group who are suspected of being involved in organised prostitution, brothel-keeping and money laundering. A number of searches have been carried out in relation to this investigation.
"As part of this operation, Gardai in the Organised Prostitution Investigation Unit aim to identify victims as well as disrupt, disperse and prosecute persons involved in this type of organised crime."
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