CTA Ferry Crackdown: Border Force Blitz Nets 51; 177 Refused At Holyhead This Year
A three‑day intelligence-led operation across Common Travel Area routes, focused on the Dublin–Holyhead ferry corridor, resulted in 51 arrests tied to suspected immigration offenses and smuggling. Holyhead has logged 220+ immigration cases this year, with 177 refusals/removals. Authorities seized concealed cash and non‑duty tobacco; a man was charged in Belfast for breaching a deportation order, and Gardaí raided a property in Kildare linked to organized immigration crime.
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