Man suspected of supplying boats to people smugglers arrested in Amsterdam
Turkish national accused of supplying engines and boats to cross-Channel smugglers in Belgium and northern France
A suspected major supplier of small boats used by people smugglers to transport asylum seekers across the Channel has been arrested in Amsterdam, officials said.
A 44-year-old Turkish national was arrested on Wednesday after arriving at Schiphol airport, the European agency Eurojust said on Tuesday, adding that the suspect was due to be extradited to Belgium to face charges of being involved in human trafficking as part of a criminal organisation.
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