Five men have gone on trial accused of trying to smuggle 69 Albanian men into the UK in a converted fishing trawler.
Prosecutors said the vessel was headed for Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, but was intercepted in the sea by UK Border Force and escorted to Harwich, Essex.In his opening to jurors, prosecutor Tony Badenoch QC said that "using a fishing vessel such as the Svanic is uncommon and more sophisticated" than using lorries or small boats.
He said the costs per migrant for crossing from Belgium in a small boat were estimated at between £2,000 and £4,000, but a crossing by fishing boat could cost £15,000.The jury were played an audio message sent by Arturas Jusas to Kfir Ivgi on 3 September 2020, in which he said: "We're going to bring every week 50 people, yes, we need to invest now 40,000, if you want: 20 you, 20 me. From first trip we're going to get the money back.
But can they drive a lorry?
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