Andrew Tate arrest: Romanian authorities seize four more luxury cars

Romanian authorities have seized four more luxury cars as part of an investigation into the controversial online influencer and misogynist Andrew Tate before a court appearance next week.

The 36-year-old former professional kickboxer, who has been banned from a number of social media platforms for misogynistic comments and hate speech, was detained along with his brother Tristan in the country last week as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation.

On Friday, an official said prosecutors investigating the case had seized another four vehicles on Thursday, after 11 cars were taken in raids.

At least seven of the seized cars are registered to the Tate brothers.

A statement from the agency, which did not name the Tates, who grew up in Luton, Bedfordshire, said two British citizens and two Romanians were suspected of being part of a criminal group focused on human trafficking.

The Tate brothers have been under criminal investigation in Romania since April last year, and were arrested in Bucharest on 29 December on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group.

The Tate brothers will also appeal against the seizure of some of their belongings.

Tate appeared to deny the accusations, suggesting after his arrest he had been captured by Matrix agents, a reference to beliefs based on the science-fiction film series.

According to Diicot, six injured people have been identified in relation to the investigation, one of whom is said to have been violently sexually assaulted in March.

The victims were transported and housed in buildings in Ilfov county, which surrounds Bucharest, where they were coerced into making pornographic content, it is alleged.

Diicot released a video of the raid showing guns, knives and money on display in one room.