Four arrested in NCA operation targeting smuggling of migrants to UK by lorry
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four men have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency operation targeting a group linked to the smuggling of migrants to the UK by lorry. While putting people in lorries might make the issue less visible to the public, it is no less dangerous to those being smuggled, and unfortunately we have seen the tragic consequences this can have NCA branch commander Andy Moyes The arrests are linked to two separate events in 2019, where a total of 32 migrants were found in the back of HGVs in the Netherlands and France. NCA branch commander Andy Noyes said: “This operation has targeted those who we suspect are key members of a people smuggling crime group. “While putting people in lorries might make the issue less visible to the public, it is no less dangerous to those being smuggled, and unfortunately we have seen the tragic consequences this can have.
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