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Suspected Channel people-smuggling ‘kingpin’ in court for extradition hearing

A suspected “kingpin” of people-smuggling operations across the Channel has appeared in court for extradition proceedings. Iranian Hewa Rahimpur, 29, who was living in Ilford, is suspected of being a leading figure in a network engaged in organising ...

05 May 2022 at 18:55

Trio jailed over multimillion-pound drug smuggling operation

A man described as being “at the head of” a criminal organisation smuggling cocaine and cannabis into the UK hidden inside items of machinery has been jailed for 21 years. The National Crime Agency (NCA) estimates that the group imported drugs with ...

28 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Cocaine worth £5m seized at Kent port

A haul of cocaine with a street value of millions has been seized at a port in Kent. Taped packages of the class A drug were found by Border Force officers in the fan motor space of a container at Sheerness Port on Sunday, the National Crime ...

19 Jan 2022 at 18:55

People smugglers buying small boats directly from manufacturers

New intelligence suggests a large people-smuggling group responsible for around 10 per cent of Channel crossings set up deals with manufacturers to supply them with small boats. During an action day on Tuesday by British and international ...

06 Jul 2022 at 13:22

Wealthy Russian businessman held by officers investigating oligarchs

A wealthy Russian businessman has been arrested at his multi-million-pound London home by officers investigating potential criminal activity by oligarchs. The 58-year-old man, who has not been named, was held by the National Crime Agency ...

03 Dec 2022 at 13:32

Electrician jailed for sharing videos of child he drugged and then raped

An electrician who shared videos online of himself raping a young girl he had drugged has been jailed. Thomas Gwilliam-Carter was identified by British investigators after abuse images he posted were found on devices belonging to a ...

08 Dec 2022 at 17:43

Police investigate deaths of four people in Channel

Detectives are investigating after four people died when a migrant boat capsized in the Channel. Kent Police said they are looking into the circumstances surrounding the incident on Wednesday with the National Crime Agency (NCA), ...

16 Dec 2022 at 13:36

Migrants rescued from second sinking boat on same night four died in Channel

Migrants were rescued from a second sinking boat on the same night four people died in the Channel. Border Force officers rescued 50 people, five of whom had ended up in the freezing water, after their boat started to sink on ...

16 Dec 2022 at 18:01

Kinahan crime boss who orchestrated gun cache plot from prison jailed

A UK boss of the Kinahan organised crime group who orchestrated a plot to amass an arms cache to dupe authorities in a bid to secure himself a lighter prison sentence has been jailed for six years. Irish national Thomas ...

22 Oct 2024 at 13:09

Traffickers sent messages about ‘people smuggling business’ – court hears

Two men who ran a trafficking ring from a car wash in Wales sent messages about the “people smuggling business,” a court has heard. Dilshad Shamo, 41, and Ali Khdir, 40, both from Caerphilly, are accused of unlawfully ...

12 Nov 2024 at 17:21

Starmer to pledge more cash for border command in blitz on small boats

The Border Security Command is set to see its funding doubled as Sir Keir Starmer fixes his sights on ending small boat crossings. The Prime Minister is expected to use a speech to the Interpol General Assembly in ...

04 Nov 2024 at 04:30

‘Major supplier’ of boats for Channel migrant crossings arrested in Amsterdam

A man suspected of being a “major supplier” of boats for people smugglers operating the English Channel migrant crossings has been arrested. The 44-year-old Turkish man was detained at Schipol Airport in ...

14 Nov 2024 at 12:04

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