Folkestone Magistrates’ Court A 27-year-old Sudanese national has been charged following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into a tragic crossing that claimed the lives of four individuals in the…
A business in Margate has been forced to shut its doors after a joint operation revealed a pattern of illegal tobacco sales and a blatant disregard for court-ordered sanctions. Maman…
A woman who smuggled a deadly haul of military grade weapons, ammunition and Class A drugs into the UK has been jailed for nine years following a National Crime Agency…
A 58-year-old man faces smuggling charges after Border Force officers intercepted a vehicle containing 55 loaded pistols and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at the Port of Dover. The discovery…
Authorities have expanded their investigation into a suspected human trafficking operation after a sixth individual was charged with conspiring to facilitate illegal entry into the UK. This development stems from…
Dover – Whitstable – Authorities have charged five men following a major operation to dismantle an organized crime group suspected of smuggling migrants out of the United Kingdom in heavy…
A former prison officer who entered into a romantic engagement with an inmate has been jailed for three years and six months following a corruption investigation into drug smuggling and…
The National Crime Agency’s (NCA) most wanted man, Adem Savas, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for supplying thousands of boats and engines to people-smuggling gangs operating in…
As part of the international “Operation Thunder,” Border Force officers at Dover intercepted significant shipments of endangered wildlife smuggled from Europe. These seizures contributed to a 73% annual increase in…
Library Image – Canterbury Crown Court A heroin smuggler who tried to convince a jury that he was framed by an accomplice wearing his jumper has been jailed for nine…
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