### [2026-10-31](/feed/2026/10/31/index.md)

##### Human trafficking in the Netherlands
# The Dutch military police and coast guard rescue 38 people from a rubber boat adrift off the coast of Breskens, Zeeland, and detain two people on suspicion of people smuggling. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-boat-rescue-migration-f9541a0b4a67d8bcc26034f7a4302183)

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