‘Major supplier’ of boats for Channel migrant crossings arrested in Amsterdam

A man suspected of being a “major supplier” of boats for people smugglers operating the English Channel migrant crossings has been arrested, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA).

The 44-year-old Turkish man, who has not been named, was detained at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam on Wednesday after a joint investigation by Dutch and Belgian authorities and the NCA.

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