smuggling

Smuggling gangs use mega-dinghies as small boats dwindle; UK jails 19-year-old for steering overcrowded vessel. The crackdown could shape Dutch migration policy debates.

Dutch police arrested seven men and seized 3,800 kg of illegal heavy fireworks from Germany as part of a zero-tolerance policy after the August 1 fireworks ban. Only light F1 fireworks are now allowed. Anyone caught with illegal fireworks risks arrest, a criminal record, and potential immigration consequences.