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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hayden Vernon

Two men jailed for putting lives at risk during small boat journeys to UK

Dozens of people on a dinghy with faces blurred, with Tajik circled in the middle
Mohammad Tajik (circled), who pleaded guilty in April, abandoned the dinghy he was steering when a rescue ship arrived. Photograph: CPS/PA

Two men have been jailed under the new offence of endangering others during a journey at sea.

The two men who were steering small boats are the first to be sentenced under the law, which came into force in January as part of government efforts to counter small-boat crossings.

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