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Three Britons have been arrested after a Europe-wide probe into people trafficking busted a gang of 12 people suspected of transporting migrants across the Channel. Two men and a woman aged between 33 and 40 were held in London on suspicion of assisting unlawful immigration. Two others were held in Calais and seven in Holland. … Read more
You’re KNICKERED! Prison guard, 27, is locked up for three years after smuggling cocaine and cannabis into jail in her underwear Hannah Gaves formerly worked as a prison guard at Erlestoke Prison in Wiltshire She today pleaded guilty at Salisbury Crown Court to a string of drug offences Gaves has also been ordered to pay … Read more
An Iraqi refugee who tried to cheat on his driving theory test by smuggling in a Bluetooth earpiece to help him answer questions set in English has been banned from the roads – but spared jail. Masood Noori, 46, who had repeatedly failed the exam, was spotted by suspicious test centre staff with the earpiece … Read more
A multi-million-pound cross-Channel smuggling racket is being masterminded by a UK-based criminal known as ‘The Banker’. Details of the shadowy Godfather figure emerged during the French trial of a gang of Afghans who smuggled migrants into Britain on small boats and in the back of lorries. The revelation comes as new analysis showed more than … Read more
An alleged human trafficker has denied that he helped smuggle 39 Vietnamese migrants into the UK who died in the back of a refrigerated lorry. Six people charged over the deaths of the 39 migrants appeared at the Old Bailey today. Gazmir Nuzi, 43, was allegedly part of an international gang ferrying non-EU citizens into the … Read more
A 76-year-old American senior citizen, who was jailed in Spain for smuggling 5lbs of cocaine became an unwitting drugs mule after suffering a brain injury, the US said. Victor Stemberger, from Virginia, is in a Spanish jail a year after flying into the country with cocaine expertly sewn into bubble jackets in a bag. The … Read more
Bulgaria’s top anti-drug cop is arrested for taking bribes from international smuggling cartels to let them operate Head of Bulgaria’s anti-drug trafficking unit was arrested for accepting bribes He has been detained along with two other high-ranking drug officers Took bribes from local and international drug rings in exchange for protection By Jemma Carr For … Read more
British man caught smuggling cocaine into Belgium inside a fake penis faces three years in prison He was arrested in February when he arrived at Brussels airport from Jamaica He initially failed a drugs test, with border agents detecting presence of cocaine Officials then found that he had hidden 127g of cocaine inside the artificial … Read more
Premier League star’s girlfriend ‘burst into tears after being caught smuggling stun gun and cosh through Kent airport’ She is said to have burst into tears when confronted by Border Force guards The Instagram-famous woman flew into London Biggin Hill Airport, Kent, Sunday Possessing a stun gun carries a hefty punishment of up to six … Read more
A prisoner who stunned Boris Johnson by trying to smuggle drugs into his jail in a Kinder Egg inside him has had more time added to his sentence. When the PM was shown body scan images of packages hidden up inmates’ bottoms last summer he grimaced and said: ‘You’re joking.’ One of the images was … Read more