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iemanja

(53,056 posts)
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 07:43 PM Dec 2022

Andrew Tate Arrested In Romania For Human Trafficking Following Greta Thunberg Roast

Andrew Tate, former professional kickboxer and current YouTube personality, was reportedly arrested in Romania on Thursday (December 29). According to a Twitter post from BNO News, Tate and his brother Tristan were taken into custody during a human trafficking probe. . .

As for the alleged arrest, Tate and his brother were raided at his home in Pipera by the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism in relation to the abduction of two young girls. The Romanian authorities are reportedly focused on a fleet of luxury cars at his residence, presumably the ones he’s been bragging about.

Tate faced allegations of human trafficking in Romania just nine months ago. However, Tate claimed the issues arose from a swatting incident: “I was not arrested. What happened is I suffered from a case of swatting. It’s very popular with people who are large on the internet.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/andrew-tate-arrested-in-romania-for-human-trafficking-following-greta-thunberg-roast/ar-AA15Nf4x

What is swatting?
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iemanja

(53,056 posts)
6. How is that human trafficking?
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 07:49 PM
Dec 2022

There must be something else involved, though swatting itself must be illegal.

Maeve

(42,288 posts)
10. Yes. I don't trust him to tell the truth about it.
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 07:57 PM
Dec 2022

The Romanians appear to think they have a case.

zuul

(14,628 posts)
11. I think there are two instances of
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 08:01 PM
Dec 2022

alleged human trafficking . . . the one today and the one nine months ago. I believe the statement about the two girls was from the recent incident.

What a coincidence that he’s been involved in two human trafficking cases! I’m sure that’s all it is, coincidence!

maxsolomon

(33,384 posts)
3. 2 second search and copy/paste
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 07:46 PM
Dec 2022

swat·ting
/ˈswädiNG/
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nounINFORMAL•US
the action or practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address.
"he found out that he was a victim of swatting after police surrounded his home on Thursday"

RockRaven

(14,990 posts)
5. Swatting is when assholes send the cops after people they don't like with fake 911 calls,
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 07:48 PM
Dec 2022

or whatever the local equivalent of 911 is in the country in question.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting

Blue Owl

(50,490 posts)
12. Here's Greta's email if anyone wants to contact her about the Tate matter
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 08:09 PM
Dec 2022

smalldickenergy@getalife.com

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