Man charged with smuggling migrants on pleasure boat
Google- Tony Williams, 58, is accused of facilitating illegal immigration from Normandy in June 2022
- At least 10 migrants were seen running to waiting cars after landing at Slapton Sands, near Dartmouth
- Mr Williams was arrested by the National Crime Agency as part of an ongoing investigation into people smuggling
A man has been charged with people smuggling offences after migrants were seen landing on a Devon beach in June 2022.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said Tony Williams, 58, from Lydford in Devon, had been charged with conspiracy to facilitate illegal immigration and assisting illegal immigration.
He is alleged to have used a pleasure craft to transport at least 10 migrants from Normandy in June 2022.
People were seen running to waiting cars after leaving a boat as it moored at Slapton Sands near Dartmouth.
Mr Williams is due to appear at Exeter Crown Court on 30 October.
Andy Macgill, from the NCA, said: "This investigation has examined the use of a pleasure boat which we believe was used to cross the Channel and bring people into the UK illegally.
"Tackling organised immigration crime continues to be a priority for the National Crime Agency and we will work with partners in the UK and overseas to target crime groups at every step of the route."
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