Pilot Busted Smuggling Migrants in Private Plane
Richard Styles from St Albans was arrested in March 2022 at Deenethorpe Airfield near Corby, Northamptonshire, after flying in from Belgium with a secret load.
Flying Illegal Immigrants Into UK
Styles had just landed his twin-engine plane carrying three men and a woman – all trying to dodge immigration checks. Little did they know, a 123 surveillance team was already waiting to pounce.
Taxi Driver Also Nabbed
Moments after Styles’ arrest, police detained the Albanian group in a Mercedes taxi driven by Vijayakumar Sivakumar. The migrants were quickly handed over to immigration officials.
Charges Laid in High-Priority NCA Case
All three men face charges related to facilitating illegal immigration. The National Crime Agency has made cracking down on such smuggling operations a top priority.
