Posted on 07/02/2026 12:13:06 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Twenty-five inflatable boats capable of carrying 1,700 illegal migrants, which were being shipped to people smuggling gangs operating in the English Channel have been intercepted in Bulgaria.
Customs officers in the Eastern European country, who work closely with the National Crime Agency to track and stop consignments of small boat equipment shipped through the country, made two separate seizures.
Five boats were found in an HGV attempting to enter Bulgaria at the Lesovo border crossing after the NCA and Home Office International Operations shared intelligence with Bulgarian partners through the NCA’s international network.
Then, two days later on Friday 26 June, a further 20 boats were found in another lorry at the same crossing in a consignment that was being shipped to Germany.
(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...
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Give me some long knives and we could stop this operation pdq...
The cursed fools in London, Paris and Brussels are probably upset at this news.
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