A man from Albania has been arrested at an immigration detention centre near Gatwick Airport as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into organised immigration crime.
The 22-year-old was detained yesterday and was interviewed by officers on suspicion of assisting unlawful immigration.
The NCA is investigating the smuggling of Albanians into the UK across the English Channel and in HGVs.
NCA Branch Commander Sara-Jayne Moore said: “This arrest has been made as part of an ongoing investigation into highly dangerous people smuggling journeys using small boats and HGVs across the Channel.
“The NCA will leave no stone unturned - at every step of the people smuggling route - in our work to tackle the perpetrators of organised immigration crime.”
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