'Blow' for people smuggling gangs as boats seized

The National Crime Agency has seized 25 inflatable boats and 25 engines at the Port of Felixstowe. This shipment, travelling from China to Germany via the UK, could have transported 2,000 people across the Channel. Officials described the operation as a serious blow to people smuggling gangs. The seizure successfully intercepted the equipment before it could be utilised for illegal crossings, disrupting the logistical chain used by these criminal networks to facilitate migration.