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8,000 arrests in people-smuggling swoops

Nearly 8,000 people from 39 countries have been arrested this month in the US.

8,000 arrests in people-smuggling swoops

Thu, 28 Jun, 2001 - 07:06

Nearly 8,000 people from 39 countries have been arrested this month in the US.

The move was described by the US Immigration and Naturalisation Service as its largest international anti-smuggling operation ever.

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