Trafficked sex workers are being forced to pay over €5,000 a month to crime gangs

SOME TRAFFICKED SEX workers are being forced to pay €1,000 per week for use of apartments in Irish towns, cities and villages - often on top of a €1,000 monthly fee. It is understood that garda detectives are investigating a number of Irish property owners who are providing apartments to organised crime groups across Ireland. The Journal has learned that gardaà­, particularly investigators with divisional Protective Service Units, have discovered a clear relationship between some landlords and international criminal gangs involved in exploitation of migrants. Sources with a knowledge of the investigations said that gardaà­ have identified several apartments, across…