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Police seek to break smuggling networks

By Liz Fekete

1 December 1996

Police allege that at least 10 criminal networks are smuggling illegal immigrants from villages in India, Armenia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in a trade which is second only to narcotics in profitability.

According to sublieutenant Tomasc Grzelewski of the Warsaw Police Headquarters, the gangs charge $3-6000 for their services.

In 1995, after 10 cases involving the use of aircraft to smuggle immigrants in, special groups of police and army were formed and the Border Guard issued with radar and helicopters. As the latest smuggling method is via TIR trucks, border guards have now been issued with carbon dioxide sensors. 'There will be no need to open any containers - detectors will tell us if the load contains refugees or not.'

Warsaw Voice 29.9.96

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