LILLE, France (AP) — A court in northern France is to announce verdicts Tuesday in a major trial of 18 people accused of participating in the lucrative and often deadly trade of smuggling migrants across the treacherous and busy waters between France and the U.K.  The trial in Lille has shed light on the clandestine business in what has been a particularly deadly year for the many thousands of men, women and children who attempt the crossing on …

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A French court found 18 people guilty Tuesday in a major migrant-smuggling trial that shed light on the lucrative but often deadly clandestine business of transporting people on flimsy boats across the perilous sea from France to the U.K.

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LILLE, France (AP) — A court in northern France is to announce verdicts Tuesday in a major trial of 18 people accused of participating in the lucrative and often deadly trade of smuggling migrants across the treacherous and busy waters between France and the U.K. The trial in Lille has shed light on the clandestine […]

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Verdicts coming in major French trial casting light on deadly migrant-smuggling trade

A French court has found 18 defendants guilty in a migrant-smuggling trial linked to the perilous English Channel route from France to the U.K. One of the ringleaders, from Iraq, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison and fined $218,000

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Associated Press LILLE, France (AP) — A court in northern France is preparing to announce verdicts in a major trial of people accused of participating in the lucrative and often deadly trade of smuggling migrants between France and the U.K. The 18 defendants were swept up in a major European police operation in July 2022. The court in Lille is to issue verdicts Tuesday afternoon. The trial has shed light on the migrant-smuggling business in what…

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French court convicts 18 in a trial casting light on the deadly migrant smuggling trade

A French court in Lille found 18 defendants guilty on Tuesday in a migrant-smuggling trial linked to dangerous English Channel crossings.

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French court convicts 18 people in migrant-smuggling trial

A smuggler's car carrying 22 people crashes while fleeing from the police. Seven people die near Ampfing and others are seriously injured. The verdict has now been passed.

Ein mit 22 Menschen besetztes Schleuserauto verunglückt auf der Flucht vor der Polizei. Sieben Menschen sterben bei Ampfing, weitere werden schwer verletzt. Nun ist das Urteil gefallen.

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After the fatal journey from Ampfing: 15 years in prison for fatal human trafficking journey

LILLE, France (AP) — A French court in Lille on Tuesday found 18 defendants guilty in a migrant smuggling trial linked to the dangerous English Channel crossings.

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