The UK government has launched a landmark sanctions regime targeting people-smuggling gangs and their enablers, aiming to curb illegal migration across the English Channel.
More than two dozen individuals, companies, and corrupt officials from regions including the Balkans, Middle East, China, and Iraq have been named, with their assets frozen and travel to the UK banned. The move targets gang leaders, small boat suppliers, and even former police officers accused of facilitating migrant trafficking. Officials claim this 'world-first' approach will disrupt the billion-dollar illegal migration industry, though some experts question its effectiveness.
The sanctions are part of a broader crackdown by the new government to address public anger over irregular migration and small boat crossings.
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