German Federal Police

Europol Busts Crime Group Smuggling Afghan Migrants into Western Europe

 

Police say they have dismantled a migrant smuggling ring transporting Afghans to western Europe.

The network is thought to have smuggled around 200 migrants from Romania to France and Germany, according to Europol.

The criminals pushed migrants into the back of large lorries while drivers were sleeping, it said.

Frankfurt Airport Terminal Evacuated as 'Unauthorised Person' Bypasses Security

The Express - Frankfurt airport, Germany has evacuated passengers at Terminal 1 and closed several gates as police are delayed in the hub.

According to the German newspaper Bild, a police spokesman said an unauthorised person had got past the security area and disappeared.

He was reported to have a child with him an is now unauthorised inside Terminal One.