Inside secret police warehouse as Germany targets small boats gangs
Summary
Germany has started using a new law to fight smugglers who store and send small boats used by migrants to cross the English Channel illegally. Police seized more than 9,000 life jackets, dozens of dinghies, engines, and pumps this spring and are keeping them in a secret location in western Germany.Key Facts
- Germany conducted raids under a new law targeting migrant smuggling gangs storing boats and equipment in its territory.
- Police seized over 9,000 life jackets, dozens of dinghies about 9 meters long, engines, and 360 pumps.
- The seized dinghies could have transported more than 2,000 migrants across the English Channel.
- The new German law criminalizes helping migrant smuggling to the UK, which was not covered before Brexit.
- Raids were part of a joint operation with the UK and France in the North Rhine-Westphalia region.
- Much of the smuggling equipment originates from China and is transported to Europe, often via Turkey.
- Kurdish criminal networks are believed to control the small boat smuggling business in western Germany.
- Western Germany is a key storage area because of its location near northern France, where boats launch to the UK.
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