Operation Micropus News Today

Two east London criminals who arranged for migrants to be smuggled into the UK using lorries and small aircraft have been jailed.

Two east London criminals who arranged for migrants to be smuggled into the UK using lorries and small aircraft have been jailed.

Two east London criminals who arranged for migrants to be smuggled into the UK using lorries and small aircraft have been jailed.

Myrteza Hilaj, 50, and Kreshnik Kadena, 37, both of Leyton, east London, were found guilty at Southwark Crown Court in March of facilitating the commission of a breach of immigration law.

Myrteza Hilaj, 50, and Kreshnik Kadena, 37, have been jailed after using a light aircraft to smuggle Albanian migrants from France to an aerodrome in Essex.

Two Albanian nationals who used a plane to illegally transport economic migrants from northern France to an aerodrome in Essex have been jailed

Myrteza Hilaj and Kreshnik Kadena sentenced to combined total of five years and two months in prison, says National Crime Agency

Myrteza Hilaj and Kreshnik Kadena convicted after NCA operation into Albanian crime group involved in illegal migration

The pair were part of a organised gang that facilitated illegal immigration, supplied fake documents, and involved in drug trafficking and money laundering.

Two Albanian nationals who used a plane to illegally transport economic migrants from northern France have been jailed.