Albanian Suspected of English Channel People Smuggling Arrested in London Dawn Raid

A 30-year-old Albanian national is arrested by National Crime Agency officers in a dawn raid in Surbiton, southwest London, on Oct. 7, 2022. National Crime Agency

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested a 30-year-old Albanian in London who is suspected of trafficking people across the English Channel from France in small, inflatable boats.

The man, who has not been identified, was arrested in the suburb of Surbiton in southwest London during a dawn raid on Friday morning.