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PM hails arrest of man suspected of supplying Channel boats

Sir Keir Starmer insists the arrest of a 44-year-old Turkish man suspected of being a supplier of small boats is a "significant piece of the jigsaw" in tackling Channel migrant crossings, but says he was "not pretending it's the silver bullet". The suspect was detained at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam on Wednesday after a joint investigation by Dutch and Belgian authorities, and the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA). Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

‘Major supplier’ of boats for migrant crossings arrested

A man suspected of being a "major supplier" of boats for people smugglers operating the English Channel migrant crossings has been arrested. Craig Turner, Deputy Director for the National Crime Agency, said “he has been one of the top targets for the National Crime Agency over several years”. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn