In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into people smuggling across the English Channel, a second man has been arrested by the National Crime Agency (NCA). The 56-year-old individual was apprehended at his residence in Harrow, located in northwest London, on the morning of October 10.
The arrest is in connection with an incident that took place in June 2022, where a pleasure boat was allegedly used to transport at least ten migrants from Normandy to the UK. Witnesses reported seeing individuals disembarking from the boat at Slapton Sands in Devon and quickly fleeing to waiting vehicles.