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| 'Foreign criminals' held in raids | 'Foreign criminals' held in raids |
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| People suspected of committing crimes abroad, including rape and kidnap, have been arrested in a series of raids. | People suspected of committing crimes abroad, including rape and kidnap, have been arrested in a series of raids. |
| Police officers made 22 arrests, across London, during the operation which began at dawn on Tuesday. | |
| They included a man suspected of committing rape in Lithuania and a Colombian man suspected of drug trafficking in America. | They included a man suspected of committing rape in Lithuania and a Colombian man suspected of drug trafficking in America. |
| Ten teams of police officers carried out the raids, which continued throughout the day and into the night. | Ten teams of police officers carried out the raids, which continued throughout the day and into the night. |
| They were carried out by the Metropolitan Police's Economic and Specialist Crime Directorate. | They were carried out by the Metropolitan Police's Economic and Specialist Crime Directorate. |
| Det Ch Supt Nigel Mawer said the unit had arrested nearly 300 people last year and 170 suspects were removed from the UK. | Det Ch Supt Nigel Mawer said the unit had arrested nearly 300 people last year and 170 suspects were removed from the UK. |
| A total of 19 of those arrested on Tuesday have already appeared before Westminster magistrates to answer warrants pending extradition. | A total of 19 of those arrested on Tuesday have already appeared before Westminster magistrates to answer warrants pending extradition. |
| The remaining three will appear on Wednesday. | The remaining three will appear on Wednesday. |