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Harsh new punishments for human trafficking planned New legislation to mandate tougher sentences for traffickers who endanger lives Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 01:00 British police forensics officers work on the lorry found to be containing 39 dead bodies in Grays, east of London, in October 2019. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images   The Government is set to introduce harsh new punishments for human traffickers who endanger the lives of illegal immigrants. The proposed legislation, the Smuggling of Persons Bill, will retain the current maximum 10-year sentence for facilitating the unlawfu...