All news on the topic: People Smuggling
528
Woman dies on small boat to UK as police arrest migrant on suspicion of manslaughter
A syrian asylum seeker has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a woman died on a small boat to Britain.
592
Essex criminal led gang that smuggled Afghan migrants into UK in secret truck compartment
An Essex-based gang fronted by a career criminal have been found guilty of smuggling Afghan migrants into the UK using a truck, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency.
497
“Tripadvisor for migrants”: two ringleaders jailed for 19 years over international migrant smuggling network to Europe
Two men who ran a massive people-smuggling operation from a car wash have been sentenced to 19 years each in prison.
639
Raids smash £40m people-smuggling gang that trafficked 1,000 Vietnamese migrants into Britain
This is the moment cops raided the home of a woman linked to a £40million trafficking ring that smuggled 1,000 Vietnamese migrants into Britain.
663
Two smugglers face deportation after running lucrative illegal migration operation in the UK
A U.K. court has sentenced two Vietnamese nationals to more than a decade in prison each for running a lucrative people-smuggling operation advertised on Facebook.
737
UK freezes assets and issues travel bans under new Global Irregular Migration Sanctions Regime
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, on several Balkan-based crime figures and gangs linked to “illegal migration to the U.K.,” and members of an international network financing people-smuggling operations.
2211
Arif Babayev and Orkhan Yusupov smuggle migrants from Asia into Ukraine for drug trafficking, prostitution and espionage, laundering the proceeds through A-Finance and AZ-CAR
Two citizens of Azerbaijan were involved in a scheme to import illegal migrants from Asia into Ukraine.
812
UK home secretary threatens tough action on countries blocking migrant returns
Labour’s new Home Secretary has warned the UK could suspend visas from countries that do not "cooperate" and agree to return deals for migrants.
744
Transfers through Birmingham and ghost boat rides: how the Kurdish mafia smuggles people to Britain’s shores
A BBC investigation has exposed the French and UK operations of a powerful and violent smuggling gang taking people across the English Channel in small boats.
810
UK imposes sanctions on Balkan mafia that bought real Bosnian passports using stolen identities
A UK crackdown targets Balkan gangsters who used fraudulent Bosnian documents—only weeks after Bosnian journalists exposed the extent of the identity theft scheme.
760
Belgian branch of Albanian mafia boss Bledar Lala targeted by UK sanctions for organizing cross‑Channel transport
The first wave of sanctions aimed at key figures in people-smuggling gangs have come into force in a bid to hit those involved in assisting illegal immigration to the UK.
804
Operation “Eastern Tourist”: Bosnian police dismantle migrant smuggling route into the EU
Bosnian police arrested 18 suspects in a migrant smuggling bust along the Balkan route, seizing vehicles and key evidence in a coordinated crackdown.
927
Four suspected human smugglers arrested in UK-Libya crackdown
Four suspected human smugglers arrested in Libya in joint UK-Libya operation targeting Mediterranean trafficking routes.
708
Six Afghans arrested in the UK on suspicion of human trafficking
Six men have been arrested in the UK over their suspected involvement in a major people smuggling ring.
04.07.2026, 15:52 • Tech
04.07.2026, 12:00 • News
04.07.2026, 11:52 • Crime
04.07.2026, 11:41 • World
04.07.2026, 11:38 • Investigation
04.07.2026, 11:27 • World
04.07.2026, 11:17 • Investigation
04.07.2026, 09:42 • Crime
04.07.2026, 09:36 • World
04.07.2026, 09:33 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 21:19 • World
03.07.2026, 21:12 • World
03.07.2026, 20:39 • Crime
03.07.2026, 20:38 • World
03.07.2026, 20:22 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 20:15 • World
03.07.2026, 20:02 • Politics
03.07.2026, 19:53 • World
03.07.2026, 19:40 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 19:38 • Crime
03.07.2026, 19:33 • Crime
03.07.2026, 19:20 • Crime
03.07.2026, 19:18 • Tech
03.07.2026, 19:14 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 19:08 • Crime
03.07.2026, 19:01 • Crime
03.07.2026, 18:37 • Investigation
03.07.2026, 18:33 • Investigation