Migrants are jailed for smuggling themselves and 23 others across the Channel after one said he got £2,500 crossing for free by agreeing to steer the overcrowded boat
Two migrants have been jailed for smuggling themselves and a total of 23 people across the Channel into the UK on board two dangerously overcrowded rigid-hulled inflatable boats . Iraqi national Assad Abdul Latif Sayed Abdulghany, 30, was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment. He arrived in the UK after smuggling himself and 16 other people, including six children, across the Channel. Iraqi national Assad Abdul Latif Sayed Abdulghany, 30, left and Iranian national Ali Azarkish, 23, right, were both jailed for 16 months UK Border Force agents claimed Azarkish, was skipper on one of the boats, pictured They said Abdulghany, left, was in charge of the other boat which was intercepted on September 15 In a separate sentencing at the same court Iranian national Ali Azarkish, 23, was also jailed for 16 months. He smuggled himself and seven other people across the Channel. Both individuals had their vessels intercepted at sea on September 15 by Border Force and footage captured clearly showed