International police raids target people smugglers heading for UK

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2024-12-04

Dusseldorf (dpa) - An international police crackdown is under way against people smugglers transporting migrants to the United Kingdom via France, including raids in western Germany, German police said on Wednesday. A police spokeswoman in Dusseldorf said that the smugglers were responsible for transporting migrants originating from the Middle East and North Africa across the English Channel in inflatable boats. More than 500 police officers were......

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