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1. Man charged with piloting small boat from France to the UK
2. NCA and social media companies work together to tackle organised immigration crime
3. Arrest made in Channel death investigation
4. Man who piloted vessel with 165 on board jailed for endangering lives at sea
5. Gang used truck to smuggle Afghan migrants through Channel Tunnel
6. Arrests made following raids on businesses in Nottingham as NCA investigates suspected people smuggling crime group
7. Four arrested in UK in joint NCA-French operation targeting alleged Vietnamese Facebook people smugglers
8. NCA officers make further arrest over fatal Channel crossing (UPDATED)
9. Arrest made in NCA small boat crossings investigation
10. 12,000 takedowns as NCA leads blitz on people smugglers' social media accounts
11. People smuggler who arranged spaces on Channel boat crossings jailed following NCA investigation
12. Man charged over social media posts allegedly linked to immigration crime
13. UPDATE: Fifth man appears in court over Essex boat incident
14. Six convicted in France over small boat migrant smuggling network
15. Suspected members of people smuggling network arrested in NCA dawn raids across London
16. NCA and BPOL target Channel small boat suppliers
17. Two arrested by the NCA in illegal immigration investigation
18. NCA works with Bulgarian partners to make major seizure of small boats
19. Arrest made in cross-Channel boat supply investigation
20. Law enforcement “key factor” in small boat reduction, say NCA analysts
21. Big rise in arrests as NCA targets people smuggling networks
22. Logged out: 2025 record year for takedowns as more than 10,000 social media accounts linked to people smuggling are closed
23. Arrests as NCA uncovers cannabis farm and drugs supply network in the West Midlands
24. Man arrested over people smuggling social media posts
25. NCA warning as lorry drivers are targeted for recruitment by people smuggling gangs
26. NCA leads unprecedented intensification with international partners targeting the supply of boats and engines destined for people smugglers
27. Suspected people smuggler charged with organising small boat crossings
28. Organised immigration crime
29. Investigating and disrupting the highest risk serious and organised criminals
30. Border vulnerabilities
31. Director General (Operations): Rob Jones
32. Boats bound for Channel people smugglers seized at Bulgarian border
33. UPDATE: Alleged small boat pilot convicted over channel crossing
34. Slough couple arrested as part of international people smuggling investigation
35. Intercepted at sea – migrant boat halted as people smuggling network is dismantled
36. Three arrested over alleged supply of boats to cross-Channel people smugglers
37. NCA issues warning to maritime industry over organised crime links to small boats
38. Eight arrested in Greece as Project Invigor targets major international people smuggling network
39. Balkan Bridge 2 – NCA officers joined by international partners in major crackdown targeting cross-border smuggling of people and commodities
40. Intelligence: enhancing the picture of serious organised crime affecting the UK
41. Arrests made as part of European operation targeting people smuggling network
42. NI man arrested by the NCA as part of international people smuggling investigation
43. Gang leader who bragged of smuggling more than 100 women into UK jailed for 10 years
44. People smugglers use ever more dangerous boats to attempt Channel crossings as NCA issue international alert
45. NCA renews appeal to maritime industry over criminal targeting
46. Five arrested in National Crime Agency modern slavery investigation
47. Gang ringleader arrested by the NCA convicted over Channel boat deaths
48. Dozens of boats and engines seized as NCA joins joint operation in Germany
49. Four arrested in Germany as part of major international operation targeting Channel small boat people smuggling network
50. Albanian people smuggling network who shipped migrants to the UK from Spain dismantled