"Ten Turkish Kurds arrested in Britain for human trafficking
www.chinaview.cn 2005-10-11 18:13:25
LONDON, Oct. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- The British police smashed in a series of raids early Tuesday morning a network thought to have smuggled 200,000 people into the country.
Ten people, all Turkish Kurds, have been arrested after dawn raids in London and Lincolnshire, central England, allegedly for trafficking thousands of Turkish Kurds into Britain, media reportssaid.
Senior officers regard the network as one of the largest human-trafficking gang they have encountered.
The group is thought to have smuggled mainly Turkish Kurds intoBritain illegally, in groups of up to 20 a time, concealed in cars,vans, lorries and aircraft, for the last few years."
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