Suspected people-smuggling ringleaders arrested in Essex and London

2023-06-20 00:24

Two men are arrested in early morning raids by police investigating an Albanian organised crime gang.

Two suspected ringleaders of a gang accused of smuggling migrants, including a convicted rapist, into the UK have been arrested.

A 34-year-old man from Grays, Essex, and a 34-year-old man from Dagenham, east London, were detained on suspicion of assisting unlawful immigration.

The National...