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3 weeks ago
London

Four Vietnamese nationals arrested in London over people smuggling

Four Vietnamese nationals arrested in London for alleged people smuggling via Facebook ads. [ more ]
ITV News
3 weeks ago
London

Four arrested over alleged people smugglers advertising crossings on Facebook | ITV News

Coordinated efforts in cracking down on people smugglers and their supply chains with international cooperation and arrests. [ more ]
NewsChain
3 weeks ago
London

Four Vietnamese nationals held in Facebook people smugglers probe

Authorities arrested Vietnamese nationals for alleged people smuggling involving Facebook posts.
Law enforcement agencies collaborate globally to combat people smuggling networks. [ more ]
BBC News
4 weeks ago
UK news

Dawn raids see four arrested on suspicion of people smuggling

People smugglers in the UK are bringing individuals into the country illegally through various means. [ more ]
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1 month ago
Germany news

Germany busts people-smuggling ring for Chinese nationals DW 04/17/2024

German police arrested 10 individuals involved in a people-smuggling ring across eight states for fraudulently obtaining residency permits. [ more ]
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1 week ago
UK news

Starmer pledges to rip up Rwanda scheme and tackle people smuggling

Keir Starmer pledges to divert funds from government's Rwanda scheme to tackle people-smuggling with new counter-terror powers. [ more ]
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2 months ago
France news

Seven-year-old girl dies after makeshift boat heading to UK capsizes in France

Criminal smugglers use inland routes to avoid coast detection
Collaboration among EU countries to combat people-smuggling gangs [ more ]
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2 months ago
Europe news

Germany: Police raid suspected people smugglers DW 02/21/2024

German police conducted raids in four states to combat people-smuggling gangs helping individuals cross the English Channel.
621 people crossed the channel in small boats in January 2024, prompting crackdown efforts. [ more ]
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3 months ago
Europe news

Italian court jails people smuggler over shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants

An Italian court has sentenced a people smuggler involved in a shipwreck to 20 years in prison.
The accused denied being in charge of the boat and claimed to be hired as the boat's mechanic.
Italy has been cracking down on human smugglers and arresting boat drivers as part of their effort to curb migrant arrivals by sea. [ more ]
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3 months ago
Europe news

People smugglers recruiting skippers from central Asia on Turkey to Italy route

People smugglers are recruiting boat drivers from central Asia to transport migrants from Turkey to Italy.
The central Asian boat drivers have replaced Ukrainian and Russian skippers who were previously recruited by the Turkish smuggling gangs. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
3 months ago
London

People smuggler who crammed seven migrants into van's tiny sleeping cabin jailed

A people smuggler has been jailed for three years after attempting to enter Britain with seven illegal migrants crammed into his van's one-man sleeping compartment.
The smuggler claimed to have no idea that the compartment was full of people, despite its location directly above his head. [ more ]
BBC News
3 months ago
UK politics

'There is no deterrent' for people smugglers - Cooper

Yvette Cooper criticizes lack of deterrent for people smuggling gangs in Europe
Yvette Cooper accuses Conservatives of focusing more on Rwanda than asylum seekers [ more ]
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