A 22-year-old man was sentenced to ten months in prison and banned from French territory for two years, reports The Voice of the North . This Friday, October 11, 2024, he had a road accident even though he did not have a license, in Thérouanne (Pas-de-Calais).
All equipment used by smugglers
When the police examined his vehicle, they found an inflatable boat, gasoline, a bicycle pump and patches, all the equipment usually used by smugglers to bring migrants to England.
The defendant, originally from Syria and in France for a week, assured during his appearance before the judges that he had been threatened and beaten to make this journey to the coast. Quoted by our colleagues, his lawyer added: “That car ride was a matter of life and death. » He should, according to the lawyer, “allow him to cross the Channel for free. »
To find out more: read the article by The Voice of the North
