Gunrunner, 25, who was caught smuggling pistols from America he’d bought on Dark Web is on the loose after fleeing open prison Joseph Halsall, 25, is on the run after absconding from an open conditions jail Halsall was jailed in 2018 after he and two other crooks ordered four pistols ‘It is believed that Halsall … Read more
Two members of the ‘Freshwater Five’ cocaine smuggling gang, who were jailed over the £53m plot to import 250kg of the Class A drug, have lost their fight to clear their names at the Court of Appeal. Jonathan Beere, 51, and Daniel Payne, 46, were jailed in 2011 for 24 and 18 years respectively for … Read more
Lorry driver is jailed for two years for trying to smuggle ancient coins, arrowheads and statues into UK to sell for Bulgarian mafia bosses Dimitar Dimitrov, 41, was working as courier for Bulgarian organised crime gang Officers found ancient coins, pendants, brooches and spearheads in the trailer Dimitrov denied any knowledge of artefacts which are … Read more
Turkish lorry driver is arrested on M25 for people smuggling along with 16 migrants caught in back of his truck as he tried to sneak them OUT of UK The 36-year-old Turkish driver is being questioned by the National Crime Agency The 16 migrants were found in back of lorry during an ongoing NCA investigation … Read more
German trucker, 57, is jailed for 19 years for drug smuggling after being caught at Dover with half a ton of cocaine worth £38million hidden in stacks of tyres in the back of his lorry Kawus Rafiei, 57, was found guilty of attempting to import Class A drugs Border Force officers scanned Rafiei’s lorry and … Read more
Couple boxed in by police cars on 200-mile drug smuggling mission were caught with kilo of cocaine worth £48,000 in passenger’s footwell Corey Casagrande, 34, and Jemma Connor, 27, stopped while driving to Newport Connor was sat in passenger seat with kilo of cocaine by her feet, court heard Father-of-three Casagrande sentenced to two years … Read more
Couple boxed in by police cars on 200-mile drug smuggling mission were caught with kilo of cocaine worth £48,000 in passenger’s footwell Corey Casagrande, 34, and Jemma Connor, 27, stopped while driving to Newport Connor was sat in passenger seat with kilo of cocaine by her feet, court heard Father-of-three Casagrande sentenced to two years … Read more
Dutch port officials have made headlines for mocking a trucker as they seized his ham sandwiches under Brexit rules– but criminals are having the last laugh as they use the country’s shipping terminals to smuggle drugs worth billions of pounds every year. Famously tolerant of cannabis use, the Netherlands is also a seen as a … Read more
Human trafficker Maurice ‘Mo’ Robinson, 26, (pictured) who drove a lorry on which 39 Vietnamese migrants suffered agonising deaths used some of £100,000 he made trafficking people on refurbishing his girlfriend’s hair salon, a court heard today A human trafficker who drove a lorry on which 39 Vietnamese migrants suffered agonising deaths used some of £100,000 he … Read more
People smuggling gangs offer a ‘Christmas discount’ of £300 a head to migrants wanting to cross the English Channel to Britain illegally The UK Border Force prepares for a surge in crossings over the festive period Intelligence reports suggest average costs for migrants around £500 to £1,000 Means illegal crossings now available for less than … Read more