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Welsh Car-Wash Owners Get 19 Years Each for Leading European People-Smuggling Ring

A judge found they led a sophisticated smuggling conspiracy.

Facebook Recruiters for Channel Crossings Jailed, Set for Deportation

UK and French Police Arrest Suspects in Alleged Vietnam-to-UK Smuggling Network

Three London People-Smugglers Jailed for M25 Lorry Scheme

Wolverhampton People-Smuggling Facilitator Jailed for 10 Years Over Vietnamese Channel Crossings

Raids in Germany and Belgium Disrupt Network Supplying 'Go Kits' for Channel Crossings

People-Smuggling Ringleader Ali Omar Karim Jailed for 8 Years and 7 Months

Five Charged in NCA Probe of Alleged Vietnamese Migrant‑Smuggling Network

Judge Rules Wolverhampton Smuggler Central to Europe-Wide Network, Sets March 26 Sentencing

Five Charged After NCA Sting Finds 23 Bangladeshi Nationals Hidden in Lorry Bound for Dover

Ibrahim Sollaku Jailed for 10 Years Over People-Smuggling Plot and Class A Drugs

Belgian Court Jails Channel Small-Boat Supplier Adem Savas for 11 Years

Birmingham Raid: Suspect Held Over People-Smuggling Ads on Social Media

Germany Passes Law Targeting Small-Boat Supply Chains With 10-Year Sentences

Suspected People-Smuggling Leader Arrested in Manchester as Germany Seeks Extradition

NCA Warns HGV Drivers as Smuggling Gangs Target Cross-Channel Freight

Preston Court Jails Zada Aide to Five Years, Seven Months in People-Smuggling Case

Bulgaria Alleges Russian Spy Links to EU People-Smuggling as UK Backs Warning

Men Jailed Over Plot to Smuggle 10 Vietnamese Hidden in Tyre-Loaded Lorry to UK

NCA Detains Suspected Small-Boat Smuggler in Birmingham