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Four people have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into a suspected people smuggling ring operating from London.
The three men and one woman were stopped by NCA officers in a series of checks.
An Albanian man, 31, was detained by NCA officers at an address in Edmonton, while another Albanian man, 29, was arrested at an address in Enfield.
Another Albanian man, aged 30, was held at a location near Gatwick Airport, and a Moldovan woman, aged 33, was arrested at a location in Leyton later in the morning.
The four are suspected of being part of an organised crime group responsible for advertising crossings from France to the UK on social media.
NCA investigators also suspect they picked up illegal migrants who had been transported to the UK by HGV from locations in Kent, before returning them to London.
The four will now be questioned on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration into the UK.
Their arrests follow the conviction of a lorry driver, who was prosecuted after Border Force officers found illegal migrants hiding in a stopped lorry in Dover.
Following today's arrests, a second multi-agency operation has been launched at a number of businesses across east London believed to be frequented by members of the network.
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