Glasgow crime: Man arrested in Glasgow amid people smuggling probe
Officers searched two properties in the raid.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Glasgow as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into alleged people smuggling from Ireland into the UK.
The agency said Afghan national was detained on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration at a property in the Balornock area of the city on January 22.
The man was released on bail after being questioned by NCA investigators.
Officers searched two properties, one in Glasgow and one in Birmingham, and seized electronic devices and documents which will now be examined.
The arrest follows the alleged smuggling of five Afghan nationals who were stopped at Belfast’s Grand Central Station on November 19 having arrived from Dublin.
They had previously travelled from France to the Republic of Ireland.
Abad Ulla Alimi, a 26-year-old Afghan man living in Dublin, was arrested at the station and charged with people smuggling offences.
He’s next due to appear at Belfast Crown Court on February 16.
NCA Belfast Branch Commander David Cunningham said: “Our investigation into the facilitation of a number of individuals through the common travel area continues following this arrest, and with the evidence we have recovered from these searches.
“Targeting, disrupting and dismantling the people smuggling networks who are targeting the UK remains a top priority for the NCA.”