Three suspected members of Bolivian smuggling gang are arrested in south London trends now
Three suspected members of Bolivian smuggling gang are arrested in south London trends now
Three suspected members of Bolivian smuggling gang are arrested in south London 'after trafficking migrants by exploiting free movement zone between UK and Ireland' Police believe the three men are members of a Bolivian people-smuggling gang Officials believe the migrants flew into Dublin before being taken to Belfast They would then be taken across the Irish Sea to avoid strict border controls
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Alleged members of a Bolivian smuggling gang were arrested yesterday accused of exploiting the free movement zone between the UK and Ireland.
The three held in south London are suspected of bringing migrants from Bolivia via Dublin and Belfast to mainland Britain.
The criminal operation is suspected of manipulating the so-called Common Travel Area which allows passport-free movement between the UK and Ireland.
A Home Office spokesman said the arrests were ‘linked to a highly sophisticated people-smuggling operation between Bolivia and the UK’.
‘The individuals are believed to have been abusing the
