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Two Sudanese men jailed for piloting overcrowded small boats across the Channel

Bol Chuol received two years in prison and Charun Magok 16 months after piloting overcrowded, unequipped small boats across the Channel carrying a total of 77 migrants including children.

Freya Baker

16 JUL · 4 min read

Jailing these smugglers changes nothing while our borders stay wide open

Duc Quang Ta received eight years in prison for smuggling 22 Vietnamese nationals into the UK in refrigerated lorries in 2020.

Alice Johnson

14 JUL · 3 min read

Two men sentenced for roles in Vietnamese people smuggling gang

Duc Quang Ta received eight years in prison and Sarfaraz Sardarzehi a suspended sentence at Birmingham Crown Court on 10 July 2026 for their roles in a people smuggling network.

Freya Baker

14 JUL · 3 min read