Smuggling Gangs

Law enforcement agencies across England and Wales have joined forces to target organised gangs behind immigration crime in the first operation of its kind, as part of a major national crackdown.

The Metropolitan Police has dismantled what is believed to be one of the UK’s most significant mobile phone smuggling operations, in a year-long investigation that led to the seizure of thousands of stolen devices and the arrest of more than a dozen suspects.

Representatives from the countries that comprise the Group of Seven (G7) have agreed a major international plan to smash criminal gangs responsible for smuggling illegal migrants.