Numerous arrests in major raid against smuggler gang. In North Rhine-Westphalia alone, around 700 emergency services are involved in the raids.
This also includes special forces. It's about a suspected smuggling network and boats used to cross the English Channel to Great Britain. According to Europol, investigators in five countries busted one of Europe's largest smuggling gangs in a large-scale cross-border operation in 2022. The gang, which was the focus of the investigation at the time, is said to have smuggled thousands of people in rubber dinghies.