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NCA Detains Suspected Small-Boat Smuggler in Birmingham

The arrest broadens an NCA inquiry that now encompasses 91 top-tier organised immigration crime investigations.

UK Imposes First Sanctions on 25 People-Smuggling Operators

Seven Jailed in London People Smuggling Ring for Packing Migrants into Lorries

NCA Arrests Four in London Raids on Alleged People Smuggling Ring

London Smuggling Ring Leader and 11 Accomplices Convicted in UK-to-France Lorry Plot

Ten Arrested in Major Raids on UK People-Smuggling Network

UK Convicts Asylum Seeker for £12M Migrant Smuggling Operation

British Nationals Jailed for Smuggling Migrants in Rubbish-Strewn Van

Over 8,000 People-Smuggling Accounts Removed from Social Media in 2024

UK to Introduce Sanctions Targeting People-Smuggling Networks

UK to Enforce Tougher Restrictions on Suspected People Smugglers

Major People Smuggling Networks Dismantled in UK and Europe-Wide Raids

Channel Smuggling Ring Leader Sentenced to 15 Years in Major Conviction