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Evening Standard
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Matthew Cooper

Suspect arrested in UK as part of Europe-wide raids on people smuggling gang

NCA image of a man who was arrested in Wolverhampton as part of a major international operation targeting a Syrian people-smuggling gang (NCA/PA) -

The National Crime Agency has taken part in a major international operation targeting an organised crime group alleged to be responsible for smuggling hundreds of Syrian migrants into the UK and Germany.

The German-led investigation against the Syrian group, considered to be one of Europe’s most significant people smuggling networks, was supported by the NCA and included the arrest of an Iraqi national at his home in Bilston, Wolverhampton, who now faces extradition to Poland.

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