A gang of French fishermen have been jailed for five years for smuggling 130 Albanians into the UK via beaches near Plymouth.
A trial in Rennes, in Brittany, heard how the fishermen from Paimpol, preyed on 'human misery' and 'desperation'.
French prosecutor Anne Fourmel said Britain was seen as the 'Eldorado' for hundreds of desperate illegal immigrants and these fishermen were attracted by 'easy missions and easy money'.
Mrs Fournel said: "This was the trial of the exploitation of human...
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