US EditionLondon-based people smuggling gang jailed for cramming migrants into refrigerated lorries
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 19 – Twelve gang members were jailed after smuggling migrants in over 20 dangerous attempts using refrigerated lorries, charging up to £1,200 each, National Crime Agency officials said.
- On July 17, gang ringleader Azize Benaniba received 12 years and 11 months at Isleworth Crown Court, marking the culmination of the case.
- Operating between February and October 2023, the network ran smuggling trips, bringing North African migrants into the UK on tourist visas, then charged up to £1,200 per person for over 20 runs via Dover.
- At Sandwich, Kent; National Crime Agency found videos showing `terrified` people `screaming for help in the back of a locked trailer`.
- In a coordinated North London operation on March 20, 2024, seven members were sentenced to a total of 69 years and four months, the National Crime Agency reported.
- Looking ahead, the National Crime Agency emphasized ongoing priorities and the importance of continued enforcement to combat organised immigration crime.
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Gang who smuggled migrants BACK to France in reverse Channel crossings claimed they were ‘just doing Government’s job for them’
A criminal network that smuggled migrants from Britain to France in lorries claimed they "were simply doing the Government's job for them by transporting migrants out of Britain into France", a court heard
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