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UK Sentences Five for Vietnamese Migrant Smuggling, Laundering
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- Five men were sentenced to jail in the UK for smuggling Vietnamese migrants and laundering cash.
- The gang transferred over £1.65 million to Vietnam in 740 transactions between July 2024 and October 2025.
- Police arrested Quang Van Nguyen in Birmingham on 11 September 2025, seizing £16,700 cash and 220 passports.
- At Liverpool Crown Court Vinh Van Nguyen was convicted while the other four pleaded guilty.