"The Hydra Is Alive": A Migrant Smuggling Clan Is Broken Up in Germany
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An international team of law enforcement officials has broken up a vast ring of migrant smugglers operating across Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and France. Still, the strike isn't likely to end illegal migration across the English Channel into Britain.