Dozens arrested in UK and Europe raids amid human trafficking crackdown
Those being smuggled are thought to have been mainly from Afghanistan, with some also from Pakistan and Vietnam.
The gang allegedly used specially-adapted vans and trucks to travel across Europe and into Britain.
The illegal trade is worth many millions of pounds to the traffickers, who charge between £7,000 and £10,000 for each illegal immigrant they smuggle into the UK.
"This international investigation is targeting an organised network suspected of being involved in a systematic attempt to evade the UK's immigration controls," said Steve Dann, director of criminal and financial investigation at the Home Office.
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