Brits warned knock-off Xmas presents help to fund evil people smuggling gangs

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Brits warned knock-off Xmas presents help to fund evil people smuggling gangs
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SHOPPERS are being warned to avoid knock-off Christmas gifts which help fund gangs that smuggle people across the Channel. It comes after Border Force officers seized fake iPhones, Samsung han…

SHOPPERS are being warned to avoid knock-off Christmas gifts which help fund gangs that smuggle people across the Channel.officers seized fake iPhones, Samsung handsets and posh watches worth millions of pounds in the past six weeks.The recent haul at UK ports also included about 800 knock-off Rolex and Breitling watches

Sniffer dogs have helped them intercept nearly 90,000 AirPods and Apple chargers and leads worth £15million on theHome Secretary Priti Patel said: “If a deal seems too good to be true, it usually is.bringing fake goods through our borders are also involved in other crimes, including drug trafficking, people smuggling and violent crime.

“Border Force work night and day to stop these goods reaching the market but, in these final shopping days before

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