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Boats capable of smuggling 1,700 illegal immigrants seized at UK airport

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Boats capable of smuggling 1,700 illegal immigrants seized at UK airport
Inflatable boats capable of carrying up to 1,700 illegal immigrants across the Channel have been seized at East Midlands Airport.
6 Oct, 08:21
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Boats bound for people smugglers that can carry up to 1,700 illegal immigrants across the Channel are seized at UK airport
The nine metre long vessels were intercepted at East Midlands Airport after intelligence officers identified them hidden in pallets aboard an air freight shipment.
6 Oct, 14:44
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Migrant dinghies capable of smuggling 1,700 people seized at British airport
Migrant dinghies capable of carrying up to 1,700 people across the Channel have been seized at a British airport in a major crackdown on people-smuggling gangs. The National Crime Agency and Border Force intercepted the 25 inflatable boats at East Midlands Airport. The vessels were hidden inside pallets in an air-freight shipment travelling from Turkey to the Netherlands. Each nine-metre boat could carry about 70 …
6 Oct, 14:26