Europol arrests 19 smugglers for English Channel crossings in Germany. They are said to have demanded between 1,000 and 3,000 euros and then sent those seeking protection across the English Channel in dangerous boats.
12 inflatable boats, 179 life jackets, 81 children's swimming aids, 60 air pumps, ten engines, weapons and cash were confiscated from houses and warehouses. The investigation, which lasted a year and a half, "focused on an Iraqi-Kurdish network that was suspected of smuggling irregular migrants"