Albanian fisherman admits to 'brazen attempt' to smuggle 17 migrants into Britain onboard yacht
Eno Gajda pleaded guilty to facilitating illegal immigration at Bournemouth Crown Court
TL;DR
- Eno Gajda pleaded guilty to facilitating illegal immigration at Bournemouth Crown Court.
- Gajda captained a yacht carrying 16 men and a boy from France to Dorset.
- The National Crime Agency stated that targeting people smugglers remains a priority.
- Smuggling gangs are reportedly changing tactics, launching dinghies from new locations like Belgium and Normandy.
- Britain's Border Force commander warned of an 'inevitable' mass casualty event due to increasing boat sizes.
- The effectiveness of return agreements with other countries was discussed, with a former one-in-one-out arrangement with France noted.
- A claim was made that small boat crossings are falling significantly year on year.
- The Prime Minister vowed to step up action against people-smuggling gangs.