LONDON, July 29 (UPI) -- Police investigating the dismemberment-killing of a boy whose torso was found in the Thames have arrested 21 people in raids across London.
The BBC reported nine addresses in east and southeast London were searched by nearly 200 Metropolitan Police officers Tuesday morning.
Ten men and 11 women were held by police. A baby belonging to one of the women was also taken into care while the woman was being questioned.
Most of those arrested were suspected of immigration offences, identity fraud and passport forgery.
The police were acting on information from detectives who have been investigating why the limbless and headless body of a boy ended up in the Thames.
The victim, called Adam by officers, was found in the river near Tower Bridge in September 2001.
Police suspect that he was a victim of ritual killing after being brought over from Nigeria.
