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Police raid home of woman who 'helped smuggle 1,000 migrants
- UK police, led by the National Crime Agency, raid multiple addresses in a trafficking crackdown linked to a £40m operation.
- A 25-year-old woman in Wrexham was detained on money-laundering suspicions amid the network.
- Two men were arrested in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Birmingham for alleged roles in organizing and supervising the trips.
- French police detained 16 people in Paris in a joint UK–European operation.
- The network allegedly organized over 200 trips and charged migrants up to £40,000 per journey.
- Authorities say migrants faced debt bondage and exploitation as part of the scheme.
- National Crime Agency highlighted ongoing UK–France cooperation to tackle trafficking networks.
- NCA statements emphasized ongoing investigation and cooperation with France.
- The operation followed earlier UK arrests of key figures in England.
- The raids occurred across the UK on Monday with related French actions.
- The network allegedly targeted migrants from Vietnam to Europe via France to the UK.
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