A Polish lorry driver has been arrested and charged with people smuggling offenses as part of an ongoing investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) into an organized crime group suspected of smuggling migrants into the UK. Robert Miroslaw Wojcik, a 48-year-old from Warsaw, was apprehended by NCA officers upon his arrival at the port of Dover on Tuesday. The operation was supported by Border Force.
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Wojcik is accused of participating in an attempt to transport migrants to the UK in a truck in November 2022. Following questioning by NCA officers, he has been charged with facilitating illegal immigration. He is scheduled to appear before Folkestone Magistrates later today.