People ran to cars at Slapton Sands
A Devon man is to appear in court charged with people smuggling offences.
Tony Williams, 58, from Lydford on Dartmoor is accused of conspiracy to facilitate illegal immigration and assisting illegal immigration.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) alleges have used a pleasure boat to transport at least 10 migrants from Normandy in France in June last year. A number of people were seen running to waiting cars after leaving a boat as it moored at Slapton Sands in Devon.
Mr Williams will next appear at Exeter Crown Court on Monday 30 October.
Andy Macgill, from the NCA, said: “This investigation has examined the use of a pleasure boat which we believe was used to cross the Channel and bring people into the UK illegally.
“Tackling organised immigration crime continues to be a priority for the National Crime Agency and we will work with partners in the UK and overseas to target crime groups at every step of the route.”
Footage of the arrest is on the video above.
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