Today Friday 20th December 2019, following an operation conducted by the Extradition Unit at the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Gardaí arrested a man at Dublin Airport following his extradition from Budapest, Hungary, where he was arrested on Wednesday 11th December 2019 on foot of a European Arrest Warrant for offences committed in this jurisdiction. He was sought by An Garda Síochána in respect of alleged offences under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act, 1998.
This investigation involved close cooperation between An Garda Síochána, Hungarian Authorities and other partners of the ENFAST Network (European Network Fugitive Active Search Teams).
The man will be transferred to Killarney Garda Station where he will be processed. He will appear before Limerick Circuit Court on the morning of Monday 23rd December 2019.
