Over The Summer, Andrew Tate Claimed He Was Swatted Over Fake Alegations Of Human Trafficking

Social media influencer Andrew Tate has been arrested in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group, prosecutors have confirmed.

The 36-year-old British-American and his brother Tristan were arrested on Thursday evening and are being detained for 24 hours alongside two Romanian suspects, prosecutors in the country said.

Over the summer, Tate appeared with Tucker Carlson where he talked about another arrest in Romania with the same charge of human trafficking but claimed it was a case of him being swatted.

Tate, who lives in Romania, explained to Tucker Carlson on Fox Nation, “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.

“It’s where you call the police and you say somebody has a gun or there’s a hostage situation, and the SWAT team arrives. Somebody made a phone call to the American Embassy saying I was holding women at my house,” Tate explained.

“[Police] turned up, they investigated, they realized nobody was in the house against their will, there was no crime committed […] we had to go to the police station for 45 minutes for pieces of paper, we filled them in and we were let go.”