People-smuggling Sri Lankan gang jailed after Channel port arrests

Five members of a criminal gang who smuggled Sri Lankans into the UK through Channel ports have been jailed.

The men, four Sri Lankans and one British national, helped illegal immigrants attempting to reach the UK by smuggling them in vehicles and charging them £4,500 each for the service, according to the Home Office.

Many of the smuggling attempts were foiled by Border Force officers who discovered stowaways hiding in vehicles stopped at ports including Calais, Dunkirk, Coquelles and Dover.

Source: The Guardian (UK)