Britain plans new sanctions laws to target people-smuggling gangs

FILE - People believed to be migrants disembark from a British Border Force vessel as they arrive at the Port of Dover, in Dover, Britain, Dec. 29, 2024.

Britain will create a new sanctions regime to target the leaders of networks that smuggle tens of thousands of people into Britain each year, as well as the often-Chinese makers of the boats and motors they use, the government said Wednesday.