Algerian people smugglers ‘brought in 200 north Africans’

Five accused people smugglers will stand trial next June after more than 200 North African migrants including children were found in lorry trailers. Samir Zerguine, 51, Said Bouazza, 54, Madjid Belabes, 52, Mourad Bouchlagehem, 43, and Mohammed Mabrouk, 44, were arrested during an ongoing National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into migrant smuggling from the UK to France They appeared at Kingston Crown Court charged with conspiracy to facilitate the illegal entry of a person into an EU country, namely France….