Afghan Gang Jailed in France for Smuggling Illegal Immigrants to UK in Small Boats

Afghan Gang Jailed in France for Smuggling Illegal Immigrants to UK in Small Boats
An inflatable craft carrying illegal immigrants crosses the shipping lane in the English Channel off the coast of Dover, England, on Aug. 4, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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The ringleaders of an Afghan organised crime group have been convicted and jailed in France for smuggling illegal immigrants through the English Channel to the UK in small boats.

A total of nine men, all Afghan nationals, were convicted of immigration and organised crime offences on April 21 following a trial in Paris, according to Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA).