A sophisticated London-based people smuggling gang, responsible for cramming migrants into refrigerated lorries for perilous journeys from the UK to France, has been dismantled by the National Crime Agency (NCA).…
Two men have been jailed for piloting a boat across the Channel to the UK from France, after an incident which saw woman and child die in France. Two Afghan…
Three people smugglers who made several failed attempts to transport migrants across the Channel have been convicted following a National Crime Agency investigation. The NCA reported that their officers observed…
Kent Police officers joined a commemorative ceremony on Sunday, October 6th, to honour the over two-century-long service of Gurkha soldiers to the British Army. The event was held at the…
Kent Police are appealing for witnesses following a reported rape inside a Tesco supermarket toilet cubicle in Sheerness on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The incident occurred between 1:37 PM and…
National Crime Agency officers have worked with law enforcement partners across Europe to seize around 600 dangerous lifejackets that were destined for use by organised crime groups smuggling migrants across…
National Crime Agency officers have arrested a man in connection with a Channel crossing which led to the death of a woman in France on Sunday. The French authorities were…
Library image National Crime Agency (NCA) has reported officers have arrested two men wanted by the French authorities over the death a young girl who was attempting to cross the…
Memorial gathering for the migrants who lost their lives Photo: Ray Duff – Words by Ray Duff – On Wednesday evening an albeit hastily arranged memorial to the deaths of…
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the UK illegally, as part of an investigation into a Channel boat crossing which resulted in the…
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