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| Channel migrants: Man arrested after people smuggling probe | Channel migrants: Man arrested after people smuggling probe |
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| More than 33,600 migrants have crossed the English Channel so far this year | More than 33,600 migrants have crossed the English Channel so far this year |
| A 30-year-old man has been arrested as part of an investigation into the smuggling of people across the English Channel in small boats. | A 30-year-old man has been arrested as part of an investigation into the smuggling of people across the English Channel in small boats. |
| The Albanian national was detained by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers in Surbiton in south-west London. | The Albanian national was detained by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers in Surbiton in south-west London. |
| He is suspected of being involved in an Albanian organised crime group co-ordinating the movements of migrants from France to the UK. | He is suspected of being involved in an Albanian organised crime group co-ordinating the movements of migrants from France to the UK. |
| The man was arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration. | The man was arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration. |
| He was arrested as part of a planned operation, the NCA said. | He was arrested as part of a planned operation, the NCA said. |
| Jacque Beer, the NCAs regional head of investigation, said: "Attempts to reach the UK by small boat are incredibly dangerous, and we know a high percentage are facilitated by organised criminal networks of varying sophistication. | Jacque Beer, the NCAs regional head of investigation, said: "Attempts to reach the UK by small boat are incredibly dangerous, and we know a high percentage are facilitated by organised criminal networks of varying sophistication. |
| "These networks do not care about the safety or security of those they transport, they seek to exploit them for profit. | "These networks do not care about the safety or security of those they transport, they seek to exploit them for profit. |
| "We believe today's operation will have disrupted the activity of one such network, and our investigation continues." | "We believe today's operation will have disrupted the activity of one such network, and our investigation continues." |
| The NCA said much of the criminal activity surrounding people smuggling across the Channel took place outside the UK. | The NCA said much of the criminal activity surrounding people smuggling across the Channel took place outside the UK. |
| A spokesman for the NCA said it had "built up our intelligence sharing effort with law enforcement partners in France, Belgium and beyond. | A spokesman for the NCA said it had "built up our intelligence sharing effort with law enforcement partners in France, Belgium and beyond. |
| "This includes having NCA officers based in those countries, sharing intelligence and working side by side on joint investigations." | "This includes having NCA officers based in those countries, sharing intelligence and working side by side on joint investigations." |
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| Related Topics | |
| Calais migrant crisis | |
| France | |
| Surbiton | |
| People smuggling | |
| Europe migrant crisis | |
| Albania | |
| Dover |
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