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Ramazani Mwamba

Andrew Tate breaks silence following arrest in Romania as part of rape and human trafficking investigation

Andrew Tate has spoken out for the first time since his arrest. The influencer posted a cryptic tweet from his account hours after he was detained by Romanian police.

In a post that has been viewed 9.8 million times the former kickboxer tweeted "The Matrix sent their agents." Last night, videos of Tate and his brother Tristan being escorted from their Bucharest villa surfaced with their lawyer confirming their arrest.

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Tate, who moved to Romania five years ago, was reportedly detained as part of a rape and human trafficking investigation.

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Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) issued a statement, but did not name the Tate brothers, stating that two British citizens and two Romanian citizens were suspected of being part of a criminal group focused on human trafficking.

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