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Inflatable boats used to transport migrants across the English Channel seized at border with Turkey

Photo: customs.bg

Eight inflatable boats used to transport migrants illegally from the EU to the UK across the English Channel have been confiscated at the Lesovo border checkpoint on the border with Turkey. They were declared to customs authorities as signboards and mattresses, BNR correspondent Daniela Kostova reported. The boats were found during an inspection of a truck entering from Turkey, driven by a Romanian citizen. The boats were seized and the Romanian citizen driving the truck was charged under the Customs Act with attempted customs fraud.



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