Man detained at Edinburgh Airport in people smuggling probe
A MAN was detained at Edinburgh Airport in connection with an alleged mass people smuggling operation.
He was due to appear in the city's sheriff court today, facing charges under Section 25 of the Immigration Act 1971, relating to organising illegal entry into Britain.
Eighteen Bolivian nationals were also detained at the same time at Edinburgh airport on Friday night, and all have now been deported to Bolivia.
A UK Border Agency spokesman said the arrests were linked to an incident at Aberdeen Airport on July 24, 2008, when 40 Bolivian nationals were refused permission to enter the UK.
Murdo MacMillan, Assistant Director, UKBA, said: "This arrest is the culmination of an intelligence-led operation between the UK Border Agency and the police-led Scottish Immigration Crime Team."
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