An Albanian fisherman, who ran a yacht from France to the United Kingdom with 17 immigrants on board, has been found guilty of facilitating illegal immigration.

Eno Gajda, 58, was put under investigation by the National Crime Agency ( NCA), following arrest by Border Security Command officers ( BSC) on the coast of Dorset, August 27th of this year.

Guyda was on a 40m-long yacht from Dielette, France. The ship was tracked as it sailed toward the coast near Portland, before being stopped by BSC officers, reports National Crime Agency.

They boarded the yacht and arrested Gaius before accompanying the ship to Portland Marina. There, 16 Albanian men and a male minor descended.

Migrants were taken in treatment by immigration authorities, while Gayda was questioned by National Crime Agency officers.

Gayda pleaded guilty, sentence appointed on November 18th

The Albanian fisherman was charged with facilitating illegal immigration and convicted at the Crown Court in Bournemouth on Monday, October 26th. He will be sentenced to the same court on November 18th.

The commander of the NCA branch, Andy Tickner, said the case constituted a shameless attempt to smuggle a group of vulnerable immigrants into the United Kingdom.

This was a shameless attempt to smuggle a group of vulnerable immigrants into the United Kingdom.

Although Gaius had a certain experience at sea, sailing through one of the world’s largest shipping lanes was very dangerous and dangerous to many lives, it transmits Telegram.

The goal of human smugglers like this remains a priority for NCA and we are doing everything we can to break down and dismantle the gangs involved, wherever they operate, Tickner said.

B SC: smugglers put profit on people’s lives

Even the director of Marine and Small Ships at Border Security Command, Charlie Eastaugh, described the case as evidence of co-operation between British authorities in the fight against smuggling immigrants.

This sentence is evidence of the extraordinary work of Border Security Command officers and investigators of the National Criminal Agency.

Human smugglers care for profits, not lives that are at stake. We will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to bring them to justice, Eastaugh said.

NCA: Over 100 active investigation into human smuggling

Fighting organised immigration crime remains one of the main priorities of the National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom.

NCA is investing more resources than ever before in targeting the criminal networks behind the event. According to the agency, this is bringing concrete operational results, with increased sequetrations, arrests and disruptions of criminal activities.

Currently, the agency has more than 100 ongoing investigations into individuals or networks involved in smuggling people./Telegraphy/