People smuggling7 days agoHow many people cross the Channel in small boats?Sir Keir Starmer has promised to "smash the gangs" which smuggle people across the English Channel.7 days ago2 Jul 2025People smuggler arrested after manhunt Asat Sulieman Mohammad, 55, is appearing in court and is due to be extradited back to Belgium. 2 Jul 202524 Jun 2025Minister to meet food delivery firms over reports of illegal workersIt comes after reports that asylum seekers are able to work for couriers shortly after reaching UK.24 Jun 202516 Jun 2025Gang jailed after migrants hidden behind dashboardBorder Force officers found a Vietnamese woman "dangerously concealed" in a cramped compartment.16 Jun 202528 May 2025Smugglers jailed for deaths of Indian family in US-Canada border blizzardFour members of the Patel family were found frozen to death in Manitoba during a snowstorm in January 2022.28 May 202524 May 2025Yachts easy way to bring in migrants - ex-smugglerFormer British soldier describes smuggling dozens of Vietnamese into marinas in English seaside towns.24 May 202520 May 2025Man who helped smuggle more than 3,000 people into Europe jailedAhmed Ebid is believed to be the first person from the UK convicted of organising boat crossings across the Mediterranean.20 May 20252 May 2025Smugglers hid migrants under motorbike partsThe gang-members from Scunthorpe tried to smuggle five people into the UK in the back of a van.2 May 20251 May 2025Tracking a smuggler behind deadly Atlantic migrant crossingBBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea.1 May 2025...