Bulgarian lorry driver jailed for smuggling ancient coins, arrowheads and statues into UK

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

Lorry driver jailed for smuggling ancient coins, arrowheads and statues into UK

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 arrested on M25 for people smuggling after 16 migrants found in back of lorry

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

Man tries smuggling 74 protected Tanzanian chameleons into Austria

Chameleon karma: Smuggler is caught trying to sneak 74 lizards into Austria by stuffing them into socks in his suitcase The man was arrested in Vienna after arriving on a flight from Tanzania  He had stuffed the animals in ice cream boxes and socks for the long flight Experts believe the chameleons were destined for … Read more

People smuggling gangs offer Christmas discount of £300 a head to migrants

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

The moment a migrant was loaded into a tanker by French people smuggling gang

The moment a migrant was loaded into a tanker by French people smuggling gang that got 1,000 people into UK illegally before being raided by police Gang – called the Pierrefitte connection – made 3million euros smuggling people  Police have watched them for the past 12 months in a surveillance operation Earlier this month, French … Read more

Prison guard locked up for three years after smuggling cocaine and cannabis into jail in underwear

You’re KNICKERED! Prison guard, 27, is locked up for three years after smuggling cocaine and cannabis into jail in her underwear Hannah Gaves formerly worked as a prison guard at Erlestoke Prison in Wiltshire  She today pleaded guilty at Salisbury Crown Court to a string of drug offences  Gaves has also been ordered to pay … Read more

British kingpin known as ‘The Banker’ controls multi-million pound people smuggling ring 

A multi-million-pound cross-Channel smuggling racket is being masterminded by a UK-based criminal known as ‘The Banker’. Details of the shadowy Godfather figure emerged during the French trial of a gang of Afghans who smuggled migrants into Britain on small boats and in the back of lorries. The revelation comes as new analysis showed more than … Read more

US man, 76, jailed in Spain for smuggling 5lbs of cocaine is drugs mule suffering from brain injury

A 76-year-old American senior citizen, who was jailed in Spain for smuggling 5lbs of cocaine became an unwitting drugs mule after suffering a brain injury, the US said.  Victor Stemberger, from Virginia, is in a Spanish jail a year after flying into the country with cocaine expertly sewn into bubble jackets in a bag.  The … Read more

Bulgaria’s top anti-drug cop is arrested for taking bribes from international smuggling cartels

Bulgaria’s top anti-drug cop is arrested for taking bribes from international smuggling cartels to let them operate Head of Bulgaria’s anti-drug trafficking unit was arrested for accepting bribes He has been detained along with two other high-ranking drug officers Took bribes from local and international drug rings in exchange for protection By Jemma Carr For … Read more