(BBC) Two men have been jailed for smuggling themselves and 23 other people across the Channel on two small boats.
Iraqi national Assad Abdul Latif Sayed Abdulghany, 30, and Iranian national Ali Azarkish, 23, were both sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment on Friday.
They had previously admitted assisting unlawful immigration into the UK.
Their convictions were secured at Canterbury Crown Court with the help of Border Force footage which showed the men in control of their vessels.
Abdulghany and Azarkish had their rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) intercepted at sea on 15 September.
