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Prison Closes for a Smuggler of Migrants Intercepted in the North Sea by the Maritime Gendarmerie

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A young man was sentenced on Friday 6 March 2026 to 18 months in prison in Dunkirk (North). A sentence that came three days after the maritime gendarmerie intercepted the boat he was piloting for an attempt to cross the Channel illegally. As a result of being an Iranian citizen and being 18 years old, the man was found "convicted of aiding the entry and irregular stay", learned the AFP of the Dunkirk Public Prosecutor's Office. He was also sente…
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A young man was sentenced on Friday 6 March 2026 to 18 months in prison in Dunkirk (North). A sentence that came three days after the maritime gendarmerie intercepted the boat he was piloting for an attempt to cross the Channel illegally. As a result of being an Iranian citizen and being 18 years old, the man was found "convicted of aiding the entry and irregular stay", learned the AFP of the Dunkirk Public Prosecutor's Office. He was also sente…

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L'Essor broke the news in on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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