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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Man suspected of supplying boats to people smugglers arrested in Amsterdam

Schiphol airport control tower
The man was arrested on Wednesday after arriving at Schiphol airport, the European agency Eurojust said. Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters

A suspected supplier of “hundreds” of small boat engines used by people smugglers to transport asylum seekers across the Channel has been arrested in Amsterdam, officials said.

A 44-year-old Turkish national was arrested on Wednesday after arriving at Schiphol airport, the UK’s National Crime Agency said. The suspect was due to be extradited to Belgium to face charges of being involved in human trafficking as part of a criminal organisation.

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