Four Men Jailed for Bid to Smuggle 69 People Into UK on Converted Fishing Boat
This undated handout shows the 30m-long trawler, called the Svanic, which was used to attempt to smuggle 69 Albanian migrants into the UK in Great Yarmouth on Nov. 17, 2020. National Crime Agency/PA
Four men have been jailed for trying to smuggle 69 people, including two pregnant women, into the UK on a converted fishing boat.
A single trip stood to make more than £1 million for the criminals involved, and trips were planned to happen at least weekly, Chelmsford Crown Court was told.
