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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

Major new plan to smash criminal people smuggling gangs agreed by UK and G7 nations

A major new international plan that aims to smash the criminal gangs responsible for smuggling illegal migrants into the UK was agreed on Friday, the Home Office said.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper signed off the G7 Anti-Smuggling Action Plan, which the Government hopes will “bolster border security, combat organised crime and protect the vulnerable from exploitation by migrant smugglers”.

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