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Man arrested in connection with Rosslare discovery released

Man arrested in connection with Rosslare discovery released
Freight trucks at Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford, Ireland.

A man in his 30s who was arrested in connection with the discovery of several people found in a shipping container at Rosslare Europort has been released this afternoon.

According to the Irish Independent, the Romanian national was released from Wexford Garda station.

A file is now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions related to the case.

On Monday, January 8th, 14 individuals were discovered in a container at the Wexford port, including two children.

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Gardaí arrested the man for an alleged offence under the Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021.

He was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and was suspected of being the truck driver.

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