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Two men have been charged with aiding an international crime gang in human trafficking in Donegal. Poniza, a 35-year-old, and 28-year-old Armen Pogosyan, both with an address at Assaroe Falls, Ballyshannon, were brought before Judge Ciaran Liddy at Ballyshannon District Court on Tuesday afternoon. A Russian interpreter was present in court to assist Pogosyan, who the court previously heard is an Armenian national with an Uzbekistan passport. Poniza dared detectives in Ballyshannon, ‘how you going to prove that?’ when he was charged. Europol officers were in Donegal during an international Law Enforcement Operation, which involved a Joint Investigation Team that was established in conjunction with Law Enforcement in Latvia. “It is a very time consuming investigation with a large amount of data,” Detective Garda Kelly said, adding that the investigation, which has been running for 21 months, is still “ongoing”. #JustComingHereToDoTheJobsIrishPeopleWontDo 🔗donegaldaily.com