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Andrew Tate will be held by cops for 30 DAYS after he and brother were arrested in Romania over rape & human trafficking
ANDREW Tate will be remanded in custody for 30 days, a Romanian court has ruled.
The disgraced influencer and his brother were arrested on Thursday after their luxury Romanian mansion was raided by police.
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The pair have reportedly been under investigation for the alleged kidnapping of two young women at their villa in the town of Voluntari.
Cops said so far six alleged victims have come forward claiming they were sexually exploited by the organised criminal group.
The pair remained silent during a detention hearing on Friday, the BBC reports.
Tate and his brother will now be held at a "detention centre" for 30 days.
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On Thursday, a statement from Romania's Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) said the British suspects lured victims using the "loverboy method".
The men claimed they loved the women and intended to marry them, it is alleged.
DIICOT said female victims were then taken to buildings in Ilfov County, on Bucharest's outskirts, where they were "sexually exploited by group members".
Cops say the suspects used "physical violence and mental coercion" and that victims were forced to perform in pornographic videos for dissemination on social media.
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It is the second time Tate's home was raided as part of the investigation, after cops arrived at his door back in April.
It has since been suggested the latest sting may not have happened if Tate had not posted a video on Twitter mocking eco-warrior Greta Thunberg.
The clip featured a stack of boxes from Romanian pizza chain Jerry's Pizza - seemingly revealing his location.
Romanian police later said the pizza box was "not related" to his arrest.
Tate was on Wednesday blasted for having "small d**k energy" by Greta.
He attempted to troll the 19-year-old with a list of his car collection.
The kickboxer tried to taunt the climate change campaigner by bragging about the "enormous emissions" of his vehicles.
He offered to send her a list of his 33 cars - including a Bugatti - if she gave him her email address.
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Greta however responded by offering up the email address "smalld**[email protected]m".
Both Tate brothers deny the allegations against them and are next week expected to appeal against the decision to hold them in custody.
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