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Nearly 50 arrested in UK operation targeting people smuggling
Original: people smuggling
British authorities have arrested almost 50 people in a Home Office operation targeting people-smuggling networks operating from the Republic of Ireland into the UK. The coordinated action is one of the larger recent enforcement efforts against smuggling routes across the Irish border, and comes as the UK government faces continued pressure to disrupt irregular migration and dismantle the criminal gangs profiting from it.
Why now: The scale of the arrests and ongoing political focus on irregular migration into the UK are drawing attention.
Home OfficeUnited KingdomRepublic of Ireland
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- Almost 50 arrested in Home Office operation targeting people-smuggling from Republic into UK · The Irish News
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