People smuggling2 May 2025Smugglers hid migrants under motorbike partsThe gang-members from Scunthorpe tried to smuggle five people into the UK in the back of a van.2 May 2025Lincolnshire1 May 2025Tracking a smuggler behind deadly Atlantic migrant crossingBBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea.1 May 2025World18 Apr 2025Ex-detective risks life to fight crime in war zonesAlan Edwards has led operations against organised crime in Kosovo, Sudan, Nigeria and Somalia.18 Apr 2025Shropshire31 Mar 2025Suspected people smuggler awaits extraditionThe man, who is in his 20s and is an Iraqi national, was arrested in Coventry on Thursday.31 Mar 2025Coventry & Warwickshire27 Feb 2025How many people cross the Channel in small boats?The number of people crossing the Channel in small boats has led the government to promise action.27 Feb 2025UK24 Feb 2025People smuggler jailed over small boats operationPistiwan Jameel has referred to migrants as "pigeons" and "sticks".24 Feb 2025Birmingham & Black Country18 Feb 2025Small boat smuggler who fled to Spain jailedArsen Feci was part of a gang that took migrants on "dangerous journeys across the Channel".18 Feb 2025Nottinghamshire13 Feb 2025Arrests over small boat 'people smuggling ring' Six men have been arrested over their suspected involvement in a major people smuggling ring.13 Feb 2025Leicestershire10 Feb 2025Smuggling gangs have taken hold, Cooper says during border debateMPs are holding a debate in the House of Commons on Labour's plans to overhaul border measures.10 Feb 2025Politics...