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Thursday 30 November 2023 Dublin: 3°C

# people smuggling

This year
2023
Eight dead after smuggling boats capsize amid heavy fog in California
Smuggling off the California coast has ebbed and flowed over the years but has long been a risky alternative for migrants to avoid land borders.
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Mar 13th 2023, 7:18 AM
Man jailed for three years for attempting to smuggle people into Ireland via Dublin Airport
The man was paid up to €1,000 for each person he successfully smuggled in.
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Mar 2nd 2023, 5:33 PM
Seven people detained after 18 found dead in abandoned truck in Bulgaria
Some survivors are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after having inhaled exhaust pipe gases.
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Feb 18th 2023, 12:05 PM
Explainer: What is the difference between ‘economic migrants’, ‘refugees’ and 'asylum-seekers'?
False claims about asylum seekers often use terms in confusing and contradictory ways
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Feb 4th 2023, 8:30 AM
Last year
2022
Three people arrested over Bolivian people smuggling operation using Common Travel Area
The UK Home Office said it is believed that they were abusing the Common Travel Area between Dublin and Belfast.
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Dec 6th 2022, 6:45 PM
Man (30s) arrested in relation to suspected people smuggling operation
Gardaí from the Garda National Immigration Bureau arrested the man following a search and arrested operation today.
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Aug 4th 2022, 7:01 PM
All time
Man arrested over suspected involvement with people smuggling operation
A search was carried out in Monaghan yesterday.
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Nov 19th 2020, 1:31 PM
All 39 victims from the Essex lorry tragedy have now been identified
All of the deceased were Vietnamese nationals, a spokesman for Essex Police said.
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Nov 7th 2019, 9:10 PM
Essex container tragedy: Police believe lorry and container entered UK separately
39 people were found dead this morning in a lorry container that entered the UK.
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Oct 23rd 2019, 8:45 PM
People smugglers jailed after attempts to transport Georgian nationals into UK through Ireland
The gang tried to use the Common Travel Area between Ireland and Britain.
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Sep 5th 2019, 12:24 PM
More charges against Aer Lingus worker accused of people smuggling at Dublin Airport
Peter Kernan was arrested as part of an investigation by the Garda National Immigration Bureau.
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Sep 14th 2017, 5:09 PM
'An industry built on human misery' - in an uncertain world people smugglers are making billions
The waves of desperate people slipping across international borders every year has created a massive moneymaking opportunity for unscrupulous human traffickers.
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Jun 11th 2017, 7:00 AM
Three men at centre of Dublin Airport human trafficking case to appear in court today
Two Aer Lingus staff were among those arrested at Dublin Airport yesterday.
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Jan 24th 2017, 7:09 AM
People smuggling in Ireland: 'We need to ask, why are they taking this route?'
Yesterday, three men were arrested in connection with people smuggling queries – last year, 4,000 people were refused entry at Irish ports.
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Jan 24th 2017, 12:05 AM
What do you do when people smuggler is the best job you can get?
“If one of them falls, the others tap on the roof and I stop the van.”
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Jun 20th 2015, 5:00 PM
Did Australia bribe people smugglers to turn their boat around?
The country’s prime minister won’t say.
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Jun 12th 2015, 4:30 PM
Fears for 500 on sunken boat as two Palestinian migrants are rescued in Mediterranean
The UN has estimated that 2,200 people have drowned crossing the seas since June.
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Sep 15th 2014, 12:44 PM
Opinion: An EU coastguard for the Mediterranean could save lives and national budgets
There is a tragedy unfolding in the Mediterranean – and it’s not just the responsibility of southern European states.
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Jun 5th 2014, 8:00 AM