A HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AFTER 14 PEOPLE WERE FOUND IN A SHIPPING CONTAINER WHICH ARRIVED AT AN IRISH PORT THIS WEEK

Nine men, three women and two girls were found hidden in a refrigerated trailer aboard a ferry which arrived at Rosslare Europort in Wexford at 3am on January 8.

The group, which consisted of 10 Kurdish nationals, three Vietnamese and one person from Turkey, were discovered when the vehicle was searched upon arrival at the port.