Midlands NW MEP calls for greater checks as truck drivers offered €25,000 to smuggle illegal immigrants

Irish truck drivers are being offered €25,000 to smuggle illegal immigrants into the country.

The Irish Road Haulage Association says truckers are being targeted every day by traffickers and stowaways.

It’s claimed offers of between €5,000 and €25,000 are being made.

Midlands North West MEP Maria Walsh says greater checks need to be carried out:

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