James Liddiard and Andrea Cavanagh were among six Merseyside-based traffickers caught trying to transport stowaways into the UK from France within the space of a week
A mother and son were caught illegally smuggling Vietnamese nationals into the country inside the trunk of their car. .
Checks showed that each of them had booked short-notice trips to France which would allow them to visit for less than 24 hours. These cars all had one front-seat passenger beside the driver and a total of 11 'undocumented' Vietnamese men and women were found hidden in the boots who were subsequently 'served illegal entry papers and presented to the French authorities'.
All six defendants and their counsel appeared via video link to Liverpool Crown Court yesterday afternoon and admitted facilitating unlawful immigration. Several of them had pleaded guilty to the offence as long ago as August 2019 with delays in the case proceedings being the reason why some of them were able to walk free from the dock.
Cavanagh, who suffers from fibromyalgia and used a wheelchair in court, was given 22 months suspended for two years and six-month curfews from 8pm to 8am. Harrison, who was also in 'significant' debt and 'believed she was going to get cigarettes and alcohol' from France before discovering the true nature of her trip was handed the same sentence.
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