London woman, 49, arrested over supply of boats to cross-Channel people smugglers
A woman was arrested on suspicion of money laundering linked to a network supplying small boats and maritime equipment from Turkey to Europe-based people-smuggling gangs.
UK signs deal with Iraq to speed up migrant returns
The UK signed a deal with Iraq to accelerate returns of migrants without legal status and to strengthen cooperation against smuggling and irregular Channel crossings.
UK sanctions 25 targets involved in alleged people smuggling
The United Kingdom has sanctioned 25 targets involved in alleged people smuggling, under a new financial sanctions regime targeting those facilitating the travel of refugees and migrants across the English Channel via small boats.