Marinel Danut Palage carried refugees from France to Portsmouth before transporting them to Runcton, West Sussex, near Chichester.

According to Bournemouth Crown Court, the operation was carried out at least three times, bringing roughly 10 to 12 foreigners illegally into the UK.

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