In a significant crackdown on human trafficking and migrant smuggling, authorities in the UK and Spain have conducted a series of coordinated raids, resulting in the arrest of multiple individuals involved in these criminal activities. The operations targeted a smuggling gang accused of transporting 100 migrants from France to the UK in lorries, as well as a separate investigation into a human trafficking ring linked to an escort agency offering sexual services. Among those arrested were the director of a family-run haulage firm, Ed Rogers, fined £66,000 after illegal migrants were discovered in his lorry in Calais, and a 39-year-old man from Algeria believed to be the ringleader of the smuggling operation. The arrests in the UK spanned across Shropshire, where seven men were arrested, Kent, and the West Midlands, with additional warrants executed in Spain. In total, nine people are suspected of human trafficking offences, and six people were arrested in connection with the smuggling gang. The suspects, ranging in age from 29 to 51, include Moroccan and Algerian nationals. These operations highlight the ongoing efforts to combat serious and organized crime, including human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
West Midlands human trafficking arrests as police probe 'escort agency offering sexual services' https://t.co/weoYceYuQd
Nine people, including one in Kent, have been arrested in England and Spain on suspicion of human trafficking offences connected to an escort agency. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/AYZD0FJtaB
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West Midlands human trafficking arrests as police probe 'escort agency offering sexual services' https://t.co/weoYceXX0F
#WARRANTS | Nine people suspected of human trafficking offences have been arrested after warrants were executed in Spain, Kent and across the West Midlands this morning. We executed them alongside officers from @nca_uk @wmrocu @policia Read here ⬇️ https://t.co/hmwmOL0thW https://t.co/z2XADYbOmB
Six people have been arrested in raids on a suspected smuggling gang accused of bringing migrants from the UK to France in lorries. The men are aged 29 to 51 and are thought to be Moroccan and Algerian nationals, with a 39-year-old man from Algeria alleged to be the ringleader. https://t.co/L8JQleIBMU
London gang ‘who used lorries to smuggle 100 migrants to Dover’ arrested in dawn raids https://t.co/mT03i6XKbR
Six people have been arrested in raids on a suspected smuggling gang accused of bringing migrants to the UK from France in lorries.
Seven men have been arrested this morning as part of an operation targeting serious and organised crime across Shropshire following an eight month investigation into rural crime in the county. Read full story ➡️ https://t.co/YjJgNun4jz https://t.co/mSnYNbcrFd
The director of a family-run haulage firm has been fined £66,000 after six illegal migrants broke into the back of his lorry in Calais. Ed Rogers: "They are professional criminals. Does a 64 year-old guy want to speak to six migrants who might have weapons?" @THEJamesWhale https://t.co/yQQz5Oo9xR