Two men have been sentenced to over ten years for smuggling migrants under tyres in a van
Newhaven: So, there were these two guys, Shafaz Khan and Choudhry Rashied, who thought they could get away with a pretty nasty scheme. They were caught trying to smuggle four Indian men into the UK by hiding them under a pile of dirty tyres in their van. Can you believe that?
They had this makeshift setup in the back of their vehicle, and it was just awful. The conditions were squalid, and the poor guys had no access to clean air. It’s shocking how low some people will go for a quick buck.
Border Force officers stopped them at Newhaven Ferry Port and found the migrants crammed in there. The smugglers had even used burner phones to keep their operation under wraps. Talk about desperate!
Both Khan and Rashied got hefty prison sentences—over five years each. The Home Office is really cracking down on these kinds of operations, and it’s about time. They’re working hard to dismantle these criminal networks that put lives at risk.
It’s a global issue, and it’s happening all over Europe. The authorities are stepping up their game, and it looks like they’re making some real progress. Let’s hope this sends a strong message to others thinking about doing the same thing.
