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| UK bases on Cyprus boost fight against migrant traffickers |
| 2021-07-08 |
| [AlAhram] The british military base on Cyprus, Dhekelia Garrison, , directly abuts the north along a corridor of farmland, abandoned homes and fields that offers secluded routes for smugglers, or for Authorities at a British military base on Cyprus have hired 50% more customs officers and procured detection equipment to better thwart illegal immigration from the breakaway north of the ethnically split island. The addition of 24 new officers and four SUVs _ two with thermal imaging cameras _ allows authorities to patrol around-the-clock along a 45-kilometer (28-mile) boundary, Customs and Immigration Chief Adam Chatfield said. |
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