Andrew Tate’s cellphones and laptops are being searched as Romanian prosecutors search for proof as a part of an organised crime and human trafficking probe, an official has mentioned.

The 36-year-old British-US citizen, who has nearly 5 million Twitter followers, was detained in Bucharest in late December alongside his brother Tristan and two Romanian girls.

On Wednesday, each Tates have been escorted in handcuffs from a police van to the capital metropolis workplaces of the nation’s Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (Diicot).

Ramon Bolla from Diicot confirmed Tate’s gadgets are being forensically examined.

Responding to a journalist’s questions as he arrived on the workplaces, Tate mentioned “the case file is completely empty” and “there is no justice in Romania”.

Tristan Tate was heard saying: “For my money. That is why I am in jail. I have money that they are going to steal.”

Both brothers will likely be detained till late February after a choose on Friday granted prosecutors a request to increase for a second time their detention by 30 days.

It just isn’t clear whether or not the Tates have appealed the ruling.

Andrew Tate, a former skilled kickboxer who has reportedly lived in Romania since 2017, was beforehand banned from numerous distinguished social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech.

After the Tates and girls have been arrested, Diicot mentioned it had recognized six victims subjected to “acts of physical violence and mental coercion” and sexually exploited by members of an alleged crime gang.

Victims have been lured with pretences of affection however later intimidated, saved underneath surveillance and subjected to different management ways whereas being coerced into participating in pornographic acts for substantial monetary features, the company mentioned.

Late on Tuesday, a put up appeared on Andrew Tate’s Twitter account saying: “My case is a political operation designed to degrade my influence. Throughout history, unjust imprisonment has been used to silence empowering people. The game hasn’t changed.”

Earlier in January, Romanian authorities descended on a compound close to Bucharest and towed away a fleet of luxurious automobiles, together with a blue Rolls-Royce, a Ferrari and a Porsche.

They reported seizing property value an estimated £3.16 million.

Prosecutors have mentioned that if they’ll show the house owners gained cash by means of illicit actions corresponding to human trafficking, the property can be used to cowl the bills of the investigation and to compensate victims.

Tate additionally unsuccessfully appealed the asset seizure.