Gardaí have identified 46 people allegedly purchasing sex over just two days last week, as part of a national crackdown on human trafficking.
One person in the south west informed gardaí there are a number of people in their area, whom they believe have been trafficked into the country.
Kerry was one of the areas where intelligence-led Garda operations were carried out on Thursday and Friday last.
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Another in the east of the country, reported a suspected pimp, whom they believe has financial control of a number of people living locally.
Superintendent Derek Maguire explains what happens, when someone's been identified as a victim of human trafficking:
