UK Imposes Landmark Sanctions on People-Smuggling Networks Amid Record 2025 Channel Crossings
UK Imposes Landmark Sanctions on People-Smuggling Networks Amid Record 2025 Channel Crossings The United Kingdom has initiated a significant crackdown on international people-smuggling operations, imposing sanctions on 25 individuals and entities, including prominent gang leaders and manufacturers of small boats. This landmark move, announced by Foreign Secretary David Lammy, aims to freeze UK assets and implement travel bans against those facilitating illegal migrant crossings, particularly across the English Channel. Among the first targets are Albanian national Bledar Lala, linked to…