UK law enforcement , Boats and Engines Seized, Bulgaria

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A result for once against people smugglers, more at link:-

https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/uk-law-enforcement-works-with-bulgarian-authorities-to-stop-hundreds-of-boats-and-engines-destined-for-people-smugglers

29 September 2024
For the last 12 months the NCA, alongside the Home Office and FCDO, have worked closely with the Bulgarian National Customs Agency and Bulgarian Border Police, sharing intelligence and mounting joint operations targeting the criminal supply chain.
As a result, 33 separate interceptions of maritime equipment intended for criminal gangs organising channel crossings have been made, including 125 dangerous inflatable boats, 128 outboard engines, more than 700 pumps, and 300 rubber rings.
NCA experts assess the seizures will have denied the crime networks around £16.6 million in profit they would have made from crossings using the equipment.
Earlier this month a taskforce of officers from the NCA, Border Force, HMRC and Home Office International Operations travelled out to the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing point in southern Bulgaria for a joint exercise with Bulgarian partners, carrying out training and targeted searches of vehicles and freight using dogs and specialist equipment.