Overview

• The life jackets were seized in a joint operation involving the UK, Dutch, and Italian authorities.
• The shipment was discovered on a lorry in Zwolle, Netherlands, and the 23-year-old driver was arrested.
• The life jackets did not meet UK or EU safety standards and would not have provided adequate flotation in deep water.
• Some of the seized life jackets were in children's sizes, highlighting the callousness of the smuggling networks.
• This seizure follows a recent tragedy where 12 migrants, including six children, died in the English Channel.