Pair Arrested in Operation Targeting Suspected People-Smuggling Gang in Northern Ireland

Pair Arrested in Operation Targeting Suspected People-Smuggling Gang in Northern Ireland
Police officers arrest a 40-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, on Aug. 3, 2022. PA Media/Home Office
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A man and a woman have been arrested in Northern Ireland in an operation targeting a suspected people-smuggling gang.

A 40-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were arrested as around 50 officers from the UK government’s Immigration Enforcement team and the Police Service of Northern Ireland searched two properties in Belfast.