Migrant dinghies capable of smuggling 1,700 people seized at British airport

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Migrant dinghies capable of smuggling 1,700 people seized at British airport.

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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.

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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 people, so the shipment could transport about 1,700 migrants.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say It is the first time this year that equipment intended to help migrants break into Britain has been seized in an air-freight shipment.The operation comes as authorities step up efforts to disrupt the supply chains feeding the Channel smuggling networks, with more than 1,600 boats and engines now seized.Authorities seized the latest haul on Friday, October 2, after intelligence officers identified the shipment as it passed through East Midlands Airport.NCA Deputy Director Craig Turner...

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