More than 100 people were arrested and a number charged after Garda raids on lap-dancing clubs around the country last night.
Officers raided a total of 10 clubs in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Dundalk as part of an operation to crack down on the use of immigrant workers.
The searches were conducted under the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000 and related legislation, in an operation headed by Assistant Commissioner Kevin Carty.
He said more than 100 people had been detained in the raids and a number of people had been charged under the Aliens Order.
"A number of people have had their Aliens registration status withdrawn and a number of others are having their status reviewed," he said.
Gardai also seized cash, drugs, documentation and a firearm in the searches.
