mugglers charging illegal migrants up to £4,000 for 'guaranteed arrival' in the UK has been arrested, it has emerged.
The organised network, which operates from ferry points in Calais, Dunkirk and Belgium, charges between £800 and £1,000 to sneak people into lorry trailers.
For a premium rate, at around four times more, immigrants can travel in specially-built compartments in commercial trucks.
The gang managed to sneak people past border controls in specially-built compartments in trucks and vans
French police today arrested eight suspects connected to the unit, the ninth people-smuggling network to be disbanded this year.
During a raid on a flat in Calais, police found the gang of eight, 21,000 euros, £5,000, a machete and a shotgun.
Under questioning, the suspects, aged between 18 and 37, refused to admit responsibility, blaming each other, police revealed.
If found guilty of possessing firearms and aiding illegal immigrants, they face ten years in jail and fines of up to £650,000.
For £800-£1,000, immigrants could chance their luck hiding in the back of a lorry (file picture)
SOURCE-DAILYM
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