Two people arrested after migrant boat reaches Zeeland coast
Two people aboard a migrant boat towed to the Zeeland coast have been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling. The boat carried 38 people, according to the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee.
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Two people from a migrant boat towed to the Zeeland coast have been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling, Dutch news site Nieuws.nl reports, citing the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. The boat carried 38 people, the report says.
The group was brought ashore at Cadzand, in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. The arrests are suspicions; the report gives no further details about the investigation or the people detained.
The boat was towed to shore on Saturday morning. Earlier reporting on the incident said it had lost its engine and that those aboard had no lifejackets.
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