‘Ringleader’ of gang accused of smuggling hundreds of migrants into UK among seven arrested
‘Ringleader’ of gang accused of smuggling hundreds of migrants into UK among seven arrested
The National Crime Agency vowed ‘severe and life-changing’ penalties for anyone caught people smuggling (Pictures: PA)
Seven people linked to a people smuggling network which moved hundreds of Albanian migrants to the UK illegally have been arrested, including its suspected ringleader.
Migrants were transported in cramped conditions in the back of vans, paying as much as £25,000 to enter the…