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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9689

25 June 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
Smashing of huge illegal immigration network

Brussels, 24/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - After more than two years of investigations, a big Iraqi Kurdish illegal immigration network to northern Europe was smashed on Monday 23 June 2008 during a sweep across several European countries by 1,300 police officers that led to 75 arrests. The network got hundreds of illegal immigrants into the United Kingdom and Scandinavia by train or ship, charging at least €10,000 for each person, explained the French justice ministry. 'Operation Baghdad' was...

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