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   From: burfordTjustice@tues.uk   
      
   WTF people! These people were just seeking a better life.   
   Is there no humanity left in the UK???   
      
   Romanian lorry driver who smuggled three illegal immigrants into the UK   
   JAILED   
      
   Grosu confessed to officers that he had met a Bulgarian man at a truck   
   park in France who asked if he wanted to take people to the UK for   
   extra money, in time for Christmas.   
      
   He said he agreed but claimed he didn’t know it was illegal or realise the   
   severity of the offence.   
      
   Bournemouth Crown Court heard Grosu immediately co-operated with officials   
   when the Albanian immigrants were discovered and had no previous convictions.   
      
   He pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to facilitate illegal entry into   
   the UK, a breach of immigration law.   
      
   Judge Brian Forster QC sentenced him to two years in prison.   
      
   He told Grosu through a Romanian interpreter: “In essence you have assisted   
   unlawful entry into this country by driving a lorry containing three people   
   who were Albanian nationals and who did not have any form of permission to   
   enter the United Kingdom.   
      
   “This is a serious offence because firstly it’s an easy offence to commit.   
   There’s a degree of chance as to whether you will be caught because it is   
   not possible to search every single lorry.   
      
   “Secondly, this country, like any country, has a right to control who may   
   enter it.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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