(BBC) Seven people have pleaded not guilty to being part of an alleged conspiracy linked to the smuggling of Iraqi migrants across the English Channel.
Three women and four men from the Midlands and West Yorkshire denied conspiring to facilitate a breach of immigration law by non-EU citizens during a joint appearance before a Leicester Crown Court judge on Monday.
All seven defendants were given unconditional bail.
A trial is scheduled for May 2024.
The defendants are:
- Ibrahim Razak, 40, of Groby Road, Leicester
