Numerous arrests in major raid against smuggler gang. Arrest warrants in the double-digit range were executed.
Suspects said to have been involved in smuggling across the English Channel. The action in North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein involves the execution of several European arrest warrants. The police authorities in France and Belgium are also involved in the action in the four federal states. The suspected smuggling network involves, among other things, the procurement of boats to cross theEnglish Channel.