Migrants smuggled to UK on Ryanair and Easyjet flights
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'No nice or easy way of doing it': Labour's small boats dilemma
The UK government faces significant challenges in combatting the illegal smuggling of migrants amid divergent political strategies and the need for international cooperation.
London man among 2,500 arrested as largest-ever global people smuggling ring smashed
The largest global operation against human trafficking resulted in nine arrests in the UK and over 2,500 arrests worldwide.
PM announces extra 75m to tackle people smugglers
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announces an additional £75m to combat people-smuggling gangs, aiming to enhance border security and international cooperation.
UK and Iraq sign security deal to curb people smuggling
Countries must unite to combat global organized immigration crime and enhance border security collaboration.
We must chip away at smuggler business models - border chief
The UK aims to disrupt people smuggling by targeting the profitability of smuggling operations through international cooperation.
'Major supplier' of people-smuggling boats arrested
The arrest of a key supplier to human smugglers highlights progress in international cooperation against organized immigration crime.
Prime Minister emphasizes ongoing efforts needed beyond this arrest to effectively tackle people smuggling.
'No nice or easy way of doing it': Labour's small boats dilemma
The UK government faces significant challenges in combatting the illegal smuggling of migrants amid divergent political strategies and the need for international cooperation.
London man among 2,500 arrested as largest-ever global people smuggling ring smashed
The largest global operation against human trafficking resulted in nine arrests in the UK and over 2,500 arrests worldwide.
PM announces extra 75m to tackle people smugglers
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announces an additional £75m to combat people-smuggling gangs, aiming to enhance border security and international cooperation.
UK and Iraq sign security deal to curb people smuggling
Countries must unite to combat global organized immigration crime and enhance border security collaboration.
We must chip away at smuggler business models - border chief
The UK aims to disrupt people smuggling by targeting the profitability of smuggling operations through international cooperation.
'Major supplier' of people-smuggling boats arrested
The arrest of a key supplier to human smugglers highlights progress in international cooperation against organized immigration crime.
Prime Minister emphasizes ongoing efforts needed beyond this arrest to effectively tackle people smuggling.
French court jails 18 members of English Channel people-smuggling network
A major trial in France yielded severe sentences for a people-smuggling network, illustrating the serious legal repercussions of migrant trafficking across the English Channel.
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
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.
French court jails 18 members of English Channel people-smuggling network
A major trial in France yielded severe sentences for a people-smuggling network, illustrating the serious legal repercussions of migrant trafficking across the English Channel.
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
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.
German police report significant rise in illegal migration DW 08/21/2024
Illegal border crossings into Germany increased 33% in 2023, primarily from Syria, Turkey, and Afghanistan, with significant assistance from people smugglers.
German police report significant rise in illegal migration DW 08/21/2024
Illegal immigration to Germany rose significantly in 2023, with over 266,000 suspected illegal entries, marking a 33.4% increase from the previous year.
Germany: Police raids target alleged people-smuggling ring DW 09/04/2024
A large-scale police operation in Germany targeted a people-smuggling ring, resulting in multiple arrests and extensive evidence collection.
German police report significant rise in illegal migration DW 08/21/2024
Illegal border crossings into Germany increased 33% in 2023, primarily from Syria, Turkey, and Afghanistan, with significant assistance from people smugglers.
German police report significant rise in illegal migration DW 08/21/2024
Illegal immigration to Germany rose significantly in 2023, with over 266,000 suspected illegal entries, marking a 33.4% increase from the previous year.
Germany: Police raids target alleged people-smuggling ring DW 09/04/2024
A large-scale police operation in Germany targeted a people-smuggling ring, resulting in multiple arrests and extensive evidence collection.
The UK government is enhancing efforts to tackle illegal immigration by increasing intelligence resources and removing failed asylum seekers more efficiently.
Home secretary to recruit 100 specialists to target people-smuggling gangs
The UK Home Secretary plans to recruit 100 investigators to target people-smuggling gangs and enhance immigration enforcement strategies.
Ministers pledge to return more illegal migrants
The UK government is enhancing efforts to tackle illegal immigration by increasing intelligence resources and removing failed asylum seekers more efficiently.
Home secretary to recruit 100 specialists to target people-smuggling gangs
The UK Home Secretary plans to recruit 100 investigators to target people-smuggling gangs and enhance immigration enforcement strategies.
The man who ran a forgery factory making fake passports for people smugglers
Radouane Bouhafs operated a forgery factory, creating fake documents for people smugglers, enabling illegal activities and facilitating criminal networks.
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.
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.
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.
'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