Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested, they are accused of human trafficking

American-British social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother Tristian were reportedly arrested on Thursday by law enforcement officials in Romania.

The Associated Press reported that Andrew, who calls himself the "Top G," and his brother were arrested on several charges including human trafficking and organized crime. Romania's Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) issued a statement saying that "two British citizens and two Romanian citizens" were recently arrested, but did not explicitly name either of the Tate brothers.

"Victims were recruited by British citizens by misrepresenting their intention to enter into a marriage/cohabitation relationship and the existence of genuine feelings of love (the loverboy method). They were later transported and housed in buildings in Ilfov county where, by exercising acts of physical violence and mental coercion (through intimidation, constant surveillance, control and invoking alleged debts)," the DIICOT's statement said.

Andrew's arrest comes as he has continued to gain notoriety on social media, with dozens of supporters coming to his defense, as well as critics. He also recently engaged in a Twitter spat with environmentalist Greta Thunberg after he spoke about the number of cars he owned and the "enormous emissions" they release.

https://www.newsweek.com/everything-we-know-about-top-g-andrew-tate-his-brother-tristan-1770414
#AndrewTate #arrest #human #trafficking