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Man known as 'best smuggler' jailed for 17 years

Amanj Hasan Zada is jailed for running "a sophisticated enterprise" organising small boat crossings.

Smuggler reveals forgery operation used to bring Vietnamese migrants to UK

The UK asylum seeker tells the BBC he cannot justify breaking the law "but it’s a very lucrative business".

We must stop smuggling gangs before they act - Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer announces an extra £75m to police the UK's borders as he vows to "smash" criminal gangs.

New deals with Balkan states to target people smugglers

The agreements aim to increase intelligence sharing as part of efforts to tackle small boat crossings.

People smuggler convicted of £1.5m small boats operation

Pistiwan Jameel described migrants as "pigeons" or "sticks" as he facilitated illegal crossings.

Smuggler caught with hundreds of tarantulas strapped to body

A 28-year-old was man detained in Lima, accused of trying to transport endangered spiders, centipedes and ants from Peru to South Korea.

‘Death trap’ Channel boats traded by smugglers in Germany, BBC investigation finds

A €15,000 package deal for a dinghy, engine and 60 life jackets was offered to our reporter in Essen.

Smuggler selling ‘fast track’ Channel crossing speaks to BBC undercover reporter

More migrants from Vietnam than any other nation are taking small boats to the UK.

Vietnamese human smuggler wants UK to increase anti-illegal immigration effort

World - Yahoo News - November 1

4 dead in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced passengers overboard

Greece’s coast guard says the bodies of four people have been recovered from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes

World - ABC News - November 6

Man suspected of supplying boats to people smugglers arrested in Amsterdam

Turkish national accused of supplying engines and boats to cross-Channel smugglers in Belgium and northern France. A suspected major supplier of small boats used by people smugglers to transport ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Smugglers Urge Migrants to Rush to U.S. Before Trump Takes Power

Many anticipate the president-elect will dismantle legal pathways to entry, including a U.S. government app that is the main portal to claim asylum in the U.S.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 15

Pimpinero: Blood and Oil review – road thrills with South American border smugglers

The brutal petrol trade between Venezuela and Colombia in 2012 is the backdrop to Andrés Baiz’s starry if slow-paced tale of brothers navigating the future. It’s called the “ caravan of death ” – ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

How the lives of human smugglers surprised this award-winning author

National Book Award non-fiction winner Jason De León says writing about human smugglers taught him unexpected lessons — as immigration remains a political flashpoint.

People smugglers who promoted Tripadvisor-style video reviews convicted

The smugglers offered the migrants bronze, silver, gold and platinum packages, depending on risk.

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