OFFICERS from Cumbria police were called in to lead a team tasked with investigating an alleged sexual abuse ring in Ireland.
Around a dozen police officers were involved in the search of a house in Dromkeen, Co Limerick on September 18 and 19, along with 10 Limerick gardaí.
A spokesman for Cumbria police said: "The warrant related to an ongoing investigation into non-recent abuse alleged to have been committed outside of the Republic of Ireland.
"Three people have been arrested this week in connection with the investigation; a man and a woman in their 70s from Cumbria, and a man in his 80s from Bedfordshire."
The man and woman from Cumbria have been bailed and the Bedfordshire man has been released under investigation.
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