Albanian smugglers in court

Two men accused of smuggling 17 Albanians into the UK on a boat will stand trial next June. Jetmir Marku, 35, and Jimmy Marku, 44, appeared in Isleworth Crown Court today (Tues) accused of conspiring to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law. The pair allegedly used a ‘leisure sailing vessel’ to smuggle the immigrants on or before 23 May 2016. They are also accused of providing accommodation for illegal immigrants between 2014 and 2017 and concealing…