A man has been arrested in Kent as part of an ongoing investigation into people smuggling from the UK to France in lorries. National Crime Agency (NCA) officers apprehended the Iraqi man, aged 42, at an address in Ashford this afternoon (August 28).

He is also suspected of facilitating inbound facilitation of people to the UK. The arrest follows activity at an industrial estate in the town, where NCA officers saw people near two men and a number of HGVs.

NCA branch commander Sara-Jayne Moore said: "This arrest is part of our ongoing investigation into a large-scale criminal network responsible for smuggling people from the UK to France, and in the other direction. People smugglers don't have any concern about the safety or wellbeing of human beings they transport, whether it is in bo

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