A 35-year-old Nigerian woman has appeared in court charged with organizing, directing and running a brothel in Dublin, Ireland

The Nigerian woman was arrested as part of the Garda National Immigration Bureau's Operation Mast, a two-year-investigation into human trafficking and organized prostitution. She was one of 40 people arrested. Over 120 people were interviewed as part of the operation and 11 victims were identified and rescued. The court has heard that substantial amounts of money had passed through the 35-year-old Nigerian woman's bank account, which she no longer has access to.