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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kevin Rawlinson and agency

Two men who used plane to smuggle people into UK jailed

Myrteza Hilaj (left) and Kreshnik Kadena.
The Albanian nationals Myrteza Hilaj (left) and Kreshnik Kadena were sentenced to a combined total of five years and two months in prison. Photograph: NCA/PA

Two men who used a plane to smuggle people from northern France to an aerodrome in Essex have been jailed.

Myrteza Hilaj and Kreshnik Kadena, both from Leyton in east London, were found guilty at Southwark crown court in March of facilitating the commission of a breach of immigration law.

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