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"15 thousand pounds for a yacht crossing"/ The Sun reveals the smuggling scheme to Britain, Albanian traffickers: 1 thousand for you!

2026-07-07 09:55:25Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"15 thousand pounds for a yacht crossing"/ The Sun reveals the
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Albanians have found a new method of smuggling immigrants to Britain, with Albanian-British gangs using superyachts to smuggle criminals into England.

This mode of transport by yacht arouses less suspicion than the countless rubber dinghies that pass by every day from France.

Yachts dock in small marinas and can avoid the strict controls at larger ports. The Sun investigation comes after it revealed last month how thousands of convicted migrants who had been deported had been secretly returned.

A reporter from The Sun contacted the yacht advert on TikTok and claimed to be an Albanian who had served his sentence at Wandsworth Prison in South West London before being deported. Once they were convinced the person was genuine, one of the group leaders asked for a mobile phone number before the conversation moved to WhatsApp.

One of the gang members used a UK phone number and they then demanded £15,500 for a place on a yacht departing from the Netherlands and docking near Dover.

"I have a free seat on the ship today. A big yacht, a luxury one. We only accept cash. We only accept cash in Albania," he said.

The Sun journalist then asked to see the yacht on a video call before making the deal.

The journalist reports that after agreeing, he greeted her briefly before handing the phone over to another gang member, who promised a smooth and safe journey.

He told The Sun reporter that he too was an ex-convict who had been deported after serving a year and ten months in Doncaster Prison for dealing cocaine.

"I have four people in the same situation as you who will be on this trip in a few days. Don't worry about that. We spent 50,000 euros to charter a yacht for this job," he said.

The smuggler confirmed that the captains would be Albanians and promised that there would be no more than ten passengers on the yacht, which, he said, had “three luxury rooms.” Asked if he had taken people to the UK recently, he replied: “Ten days ago, we successfully sent 11 guys. I’m sending you messages from four guys who have been in prison in the UK.”

He then sent a screenshot on WhatsApp explaining that three of the four migrants were having problems in the UK and feared being deported again. Worryingly, he said that one of the journalist's family members would have to meet him in a cafe and hand over the fare before he would be allowed to board.

The gang said the drivers would pick up the newcomers from a port near Dover before taking them to London. He added: “Don’t panic, okay?”

It follows an investigation by The Sun last month which revealed that 4,614 people had re-entered Britain in the past five years after being deported. At least 723 people have been deported two or more times, while the Home Office admits the number could be even higher as not all people may have been identified in previous checks.

Albanians made up more than a third of the cases, with 1,525 people found in Britain even after having been previously deported. Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's home affairs spokesman, told The Sun that the case was an example of why Britain has become a laughing stock on immigration.

“While the British public struggles to cope with billions of pounds spent on illegal migration, people smugglers mock us by flaunting their wealth under our noses. The Conservatives turned Britain into a revolving door for illegal migration, and the Labour Party refuses to fix it. No self-respecting nation can control its borders to such an extent. Reform UK would stop and deport every illegal migrant in the UK and ensure they stay deported,” he said.

But the TikTok gang contacted by The Sun are not the only ones, as yachts are increasingly being used to transport people to England. Five men were arrested in May after a yacht smuggling seven people into the UK was seized in southern England.

Official figures show that more than 11,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats this year. Warmer temperatures and calmer seas are likely to see a further increase in the number of crossings. Albanians make up the largest group of people returned to Britain after deportation, with 1,525 cases. They are followed by Romanians with 767 cases, Afghans with 281, Lithuanians with 233 and Iraqis with 150.

According to the latest figures, 1,099 of the approximately 53,000 Albanian citizens living in Britain without citizenship have ended up in prison, after some of them were involved in criminal activities. In Albania, some areas have strong links with immigration to Britain. The town of Has, about three hours from Tirana, has so many links to the United Kingdom that it declared a day of mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth in 2022.

The Sun reports that some families in the village of Golaj, in northern Albania, are raising money to help young people travel to Britain by boat. There are also cases where people involved in drug trafficking have used the money they earned from crime to build businesses and tourism projects in Albania.

One such case involves brothers Hajdar Copja, 40, and Franc Copja, 33, who ran a drug ring from London and invested millions of pounds in a tourist project in Albania.

Another well-known Albanian criminal group in Britain is Hellbanianz, a gang linked to drug trafficking in East London. Its members have attracted attention by posting pictures on social media of luxury cars, expensive clothes and weapons. In a music video called “Poppin Smoke”, they were shown using military vehicles and heavy weapons in a residential area./TheSun

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