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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Anahita Hossein-Pour

Sanctions to be introduced to target people-smuggling gangs

Gang leaders, corrupt police officers and companies selling small boat equipment for Channel crossings could face having their assets frozen and being banned from travel to the UK in efforts to curb the people-smuggling trade.

The Foreign Secretary announced on Tuesday a raft of sanctions that will be introduced to target anyone involved in assisting illegal immigration to the UK.

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