Influencer Andrew Tate has been arrested in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and the creation of an organized criminal group through social networks, prosecutors have confirmed. 

Andrew, 36, and his brother Tristan were arrested on Thursday evening and held for 24 hours along with two other Romanian suspects. 

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"The suspects are four in number. They appear to have created an organized criminal group with the aim of finding, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content to be viewed on specialized websites for a fee," prosecutors in the country said. 

The brothers, who have been under criminal investigation since April, declined to comment, but their lawyer confirmed they had been taken into custody.

"New Sky" informs that so far six women have been identified who were sexually exploited by the Tate brothers' criminal group.

According to the latest reports, the victims were recruited by "British nationals who misrepresented their intention to enter into marriage or cohabitation and the existence of genuine romantic feelings". 

On social media, he boasted of his collection of 33 cars and addressed Thunberg saying:

"Please email me so I can give you a complete list of my cars and the correspondingly huge emissions they produce."

"Please enlighten me at smalldickenergy@getalife,com," the activist replied, becoming one of the most popular posts on Twitter.

Romanian authorities needed proof that Andrew Tate was in the country so they reportedly used his social media posts.

His ridiculous video yesterday featured a pizza from a Romanian pizza chain, Jerry's Pizza, confirming he was in the country.



This is absolutely epic.

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— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) December 29, 2022

In response, Andrew Tate posted a video of himself smoking a cigar while wearing a bathrobe.

Off-screen, someone hands him a piece of pizza in a cardboard box, and Tate states that he would never recycle it.

The pizza box is speculated to be the real reason the Tate brothers were arrested.

The label on the box is from a Romanian pizzeria chain and this helps the Romanian authorities to locate them.

Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo wrote on Twitter that "probably the ridiculous video caused the arrest" and "this is just epic."