{"id":371073,"date":"2026-08-18T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-secret-police-warehouse-as-germany-targets-small-boats-gangs-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:00:15","slug":"inside-secret-police-warehouse-as-germany-targets-small-boats-gangs-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-secret-police-warehouse-as-germany-targets-small-boats-gangs-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside secret police warehouse as Germany targets small boats gangs | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/s-sUZ6e3RpI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside secret police warehouse as Germany targets small boats gangs | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s-sUZ6e3RpI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany has carried out its first raids under a new law to crack down on smugglers using the country as a staging post for small boat crossings on the English Channel, the BBC has learned.<\/p>\n<p>More than 9,000 life jackets, dozens of dinghies and engines and 360 pumps were seized by police this spring during a joint operation involving the UK, France and Germany in the North Rhine-Westphalia region.<\/p>\n<p>The dinghies and equipment are now being stored at a secret location in western Germany that the BBC was given special access to.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Germany #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany has carried out its first raids under a new law to crack down on smugglers using the country as a staging post for small boat crossings on the English Channel, the BBC has learned. 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