A man is facing trial for allegedly attempting to smuggle seven Vietnamese migrants into the UK in a specially adapted van at Newhaven port. The accused denies the charges and will face trial in August. Another incident involved a haulage firm director fined £66,000 after illegal migrants broke into his lorry in Calais.
The director of a family-run haulage firm has been fined £66,000 after six illegal migrants broke into the back of his lorry in Calais. Ed Rogers: "They are professional criminals. Does a 64 year-old guy want to speak to six migrants who might have weapons?" @THEJamesWhale https://t.co/yQQz5Oo9xR
Saw you on the TV saying as Home Secretary @YvetteCooperMP you'd concentrate on the people smugglers. An @NCA_UK operation netted £5.46M. It'll be like whack-a-mole, you jail one & 2 more will appear. To become fabulously rich it's nearly worth doing 5 years of stir.… https://t.co/Bsxj9FMaNG
A man accused of trying to smuggle seven migrants into the UK in the back of a specially adapted van will face trial in August https://t.co/T9wGjtevbP
Man to face trial over smuggling migrants into UK https://t.co/8hbqcXqpSV
Man, 42, denies trying to smuggle group of Vietnamese migrants into Britain in secret compartment of refrigerated van at East Sussex ferry port https://t.co/MF82TNA5hj https://t.co/Poq5gDZaag
A man accused of trying to smuggle seven migrants into the UK in the back of a specially adapted van at Newhaven port will face trial. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/8rhqGEcUHP