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Liverpool Court Sentences Five People-Smuggling Gang Members to 40 Years

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Liverpool Crown Court sentenced five people-smuggling gang members to nearly 40 years in prison.
Vinh Van Nguyen was sentenced to 12 years and 6 months.
Quang Van Nguyen received a 9-year-9-month prison term.
Police arrested Quang Van Nguyen in Birmingham on 11 September 2025, seizing £16,700 and 220 Vietnamese passports.
Customs seized a July 2025 parcel at Charles de Gaulle Airport containing 22 Vietnamese passports addressed to Quang.

History

Historical Context

The United Kingdom’s National Crime Squad, launched in April 1998 to combat transnational organised crime, merged into the Serious Organised Crime Agency on 1 April 2006 and later became the National Crime Agency. Its early focus on human trafficking and other cross-border crimes laid the groundwork for today’s Liverpool Crown Court sentencing of a Vietnamese passport-forging gang, underscoring the lasting need for coordinated international policing.

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Story summary

Liverpool Crown Court sentenced five people-smuggling gang members to nearly 40 years in prison.
Vinh Van Nguyen was sentenced to 12 years and 6 months.
Quang Van Nguyen received a 9-year-9-month prison term.
Police arrested Quang Van Nguyen in Birmingham on 11 September 2025, seizing £16,700 and 220 Vietnamese passports.
Customs seized a July 2025 parcel at Charles de Gaulle Airport containing 22 Vietnamese passports addressed to Quang.

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