London-based gang convicted of smuggling children in sealed lorries

London-based gang convicted of smuggling children in sealed lorries

A London-based gang has been convicted of shipping children in refrigerated lorries.

North London people smuggling gang dismantled after migrants found screaming in lorry trailers

A criminal network based in North London that attempted to smuggle migrants from the UK into France using lorry trailers has been dismantled by the National Crime Agency (NCA) following a major investigation. The gang, led by 41-year-old Algerian national Azize Benaniba, charged up to £1,200 per person to transport people – including children as young as five – in refrigerated and non-refrigerated trailers. Migrants of North African origin were …