Caught ferrying 36 illegal immigrants

A people trafficker was caught with 36 illegal immigrants on an inflatable boat, the court heard. Baharuse Suleman, 24, attempted to smuggle the migrants across the Channel in a RHIB (Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat) on May 8 but the vessel was intercepted by Border Force officers. The foreign nationals had paid Suleman’s associates 12,000 Euros each to make the crossing, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. Luke Stanton, prosecuting, said Suleman was also a non-EU national. ‘The boat was seen crossing the…