Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in new human trafficking investigation in Romania | Crime

According to Romanian authorities, the investigation is related to alleged crimes such as human trafficking and sex with minors.

Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in Romania as part of an investigation into new criminal allegations, including human trafficking and sex with minors.

The Tate brothers, who were charged last year with human trafficking and rape, among other things, were arrested for questioning on Wednesday evening after investigators searched four properties in Bucharest and Ilfov County.

The Romanian Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) said in a statement that the new investigations concern alleged trafficking of minors, human trafficking, sexual intercourse with minors, manipulation of statements and money laundering.

The controversial brothers, who have gained millions of followers on social media by promoting an ultra-masculine lifestyle that critics say glorifies misogyny, deny the allegations against them.

As the brothers were escorted from their Bucharest home into a police car on Wednesday evening, Andrew Tate told reporters that prosecutors were “desperate.”

“This file is even dumber than the first one. Wait until you see it. They say I cheated on the mother of my children. And we made her have children. Unbelievable,” Tate said.

“Wait. Remember the first file and the media didn't ask where the evidence was. This is your chance.”

Andrew Tate's X-Account later posted a video accusing unnamed individuals of using a “tried and tested tactic” against him and others who speak out against the establishment, citing allegations of sexual assault against former US President Donald Trump and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

In July, an appeals court in Bucharest banned the Tates from leaving Romania while they await trial on human trafficking charges, overturning a previous ruling that had allowed them to move freely within the European Union.

The ruling came after a court ruled in April that the trial against the brothers and two Romanian female suspects could continue.

A date for the hearing has not yet been set.