Gardai helping to investigate a human trafficking ring have confirmed they are working with authorities in Spain.
Spanish Police have arrested 155 people, suspected of helping Chinese people illegally enter Ireland and the UK.
They believe the group charged them each €20,000 in return for passports and other documents forged in China.
155 detenidos que traficaban con ciudadanos chinos a quienes cobraban una "tarifa plana" de 20.000€ por pasaportes falsos y el cruce de fronteras. Los cuatro cabecillas de la red han sido detenidos en #Barcelona https://t.co/dvMcfpdtXs pic.twitter.com/fGA8FZDcZl
— Policía Nacional (@policia) March 13, 2018