People-smuggling boats that could have carried a total of 2,000 people seized at Felixstowe

People smugglers' yacht used to get illegal migrants into Britain goes up for auction

A yacht that was used by people smugglers to offer a “premium” service allowing asylum seekers to reach British shores has gone up for auction. The Uforia yacht was used by Ukrainian nationals Vladyslav Cherniavskyi, 37, and Oleksandr Yavtushenko, 43, to smuggle migrants last year. The two men took the yacht from northern France, with five migrants on board, four Albanian men and one Vietnamese woman, and attempted to travel to the UK.The five m…

Man who steered overcrowded small boat in English Channel is jailed

Yacht seized off Chichester coast after migrant smuggling operation to be sold at auction

A yacht seized off the coast of Chichester, after being used to smuggle migrants across the English Channel, is set to be sold at auction.

People-smuggling boats that could have carried a total of 2,000 people seized at Felixstowe

The NCA says it's helped confiscate more than 1,500 boats and engines since 2023.

Small boats that could carry 2,000 to UK seized in 'serious blow' to smugglers

A shipment of small boats and engines which could have carried 2,000 people across the Channel was seized on its way from China to Germany via a UK port, the National Crime Agency (NCA) announced

'Blow' for people smuggling gangs as boats seized at Felixstowe

The National Crime Agency seizes 25 inflatable boats and 25 engines at the Port of Felixstowe.