Two Men Jailed for Running Yacht People-Smuggling ‘VIP Ferry’ from France to UK
Two Ukrainian nationals, Vladyslav Cherniavskyi and Oleksandr Yavtushenko, have been jailed for operating a people-smuggling scheme using a yacht to ferry migrants from France to the UK. The yacht, named Uforia, was tracked from Le Havre, France, and intercepted by UK Border Security Command officers near the Isle of Wight. The men were arrested along with five migrants, four Albanian men and one Vietnamese woman, who were being illegally transported into the UK. The operation underscores the persistence of sophisticated maritime smuggling methods exploiting vulnerable migrants seeking entry to the UK. The use of a private yacht as a “VIP... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Mar 2026 15:18
