Major raid against suspected smuggling gang. Operation on Wednesday morning in North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein.
The police authorities in France and Belgium were also involved, it was said. The suspects are said to have been involved in smuggling across the English Channel. The focus of the operation was NRW, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The operation involved the execution of several European arrest warrants, the spokesman said. It took place in Düsseldorf, Niedersachsen, Hessen and Bavaria.