Devon: Shipwrecked people smugglers jailed

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People smuggler jailed after his yacht ran aground off south Devon with eight Albanians on board

A people smuggler has been jailed after his yacht ran aground with eight Albanians on board.

Wisbey, 55, of West Hoe, Plymouth, and accomplice Faye Miles, 38, of no fixed address, admitted conspiracy to break immigration rules.Exeter Crown Court heard Wisbey stayed in contact with Albanian organiser Indrit Barhani and received a £1,000 down payment before he set off. Coastguards had been monitoring the boat and Wisbey and Miles were arrested on the beach, where he joked "next time I'll do it properly and not take any short cuts".The eight passengers scrambled ashore, across the main Paddington to Penzance railway line and up a cliff, where they were arrested.

A video taken inside the boat showed it was in very basic condition with no space for the passengers to sleep.

 

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The f**'king state of them

What's wrong with Albanians? Comedian John Belushi was Albanian!

ugly people inside and out

Is that a woman on the right asking for a mate?

What happened to the Albanians? No mention of them. Are they still here or have they been send back to Albania. They knew they were breaking the law otherwise they would have applied through the legal channels.

barbary coast making a comeback.

Jack sparrow wannabe!

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