UK officers seize 25 inflatable boats bound for people smugglers
NCA and Border Force officers have seized 25 inflatable boats that were destined to be shipped to cross-Channel people smugglers. The boats, which could have carried around 1,700 illegal immigrants to the UK, were identified by the NCA and Home Office Intelligence Team in pallets on an air freight shipment being moved from Turkey to the Netherlands. It transited through a freight hub at East Midlands Airport on the way, allowing the NCA and Border Force to move in and intercept on Friday 2 October. The boats are around nine metres in length and, had they made it into the... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 06 Oct 2026 10:02 LONDON
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