A handout photo made available by the German Federal Police shows officers during a search in Marl, Germany, 30 July 2020.
Police officers enforced search warrants in the German cities Villingen-Schwenningen, Wuppertal, Marl, Buxtehude, Brannenburg and Itzehoe.
The raids are directed against a group of perpetrators on suspicion of the joint commercial and gang-based smuggling of foreigners into a crime involving misuse of identity documents.
Via EPA-EFE/GERMAN FEDERAL POLICE
