A man suspected of being a significant supplier of small boats equipment to people smugglers has been arrested. The man is suspected of supplying engines and boats to smugglers in northern France, according to the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA).

The Turkish national, 44, is suspected of shipping engines and boats to Germany, where they were stored before they were needed for use.

A “prolific” people smuggler has been convicted after co-ordinating a £1.5m operation to transport migrants across the English Channel in small boats. Pistiwan Jameel, of Birmingham, referred to migrants as "pigeons" and "sticks", and used his contacts with gangs in France to arrange journeys for clients, while collecting payments in the UK.

Major supplier’ of boats for migrant crossings arrested

The arrest in Amsterdam is a "significant piece of the jigsaw" in tackling Channel crossings, says Keir Starmer.

Law enforcement agencies in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands have arrested a "major supplier" of small boats and engines to criminal people smugglers. The suspect, a Turkish national, was arrested after arriving at Amsterdam airport.