(BBC) An Iranian man who steered a group of migrants across the English Channel in a “dangerously overcrowded” small boat has been jailed for two years.
Sadrallah Bahador, 35, was picked up by a Border Force vessel from a rigid-hulled inflatable boat in July.
Bahador admitted assisting unlawful immigration at Canterbury Crown Court and was sentenced at the same hearing.
The 15 occupants of the boat were seen bailing water out as it crossed the Channel in rough seas.
Aerial footage showed Bahador steering the boat, the Home Office said.
