Selfies undid a people smuggling ring using EasyJet and Ryanair to sneak migrants into the UK

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Selfies posted online tripped up an Iranian people-smuggling ring using Ryanair and Easyjet flights to sneak migrants into the UK. open image in gallery Mohammad Ahmadi Khatir, Sayd Medhi Dehdehghan, Kaveh Nazari, and Smerdis Hakhamanesh have been sentenced for people smuggling Minister for Border Security and Asylum, Dame Angela Eagle, said the sentenceing “makes clear that anyone who exploits our border for profit can expect to face justice.” “We’re doing everything we can to boost our border security. Home Office said a four-year probe into the group’s activities uncovered a wealth of evidence, including digital images of false documents and boastful selfies taken by Iranian migrants being smuggled into the UK. “We will continue to crack down on all forms of people smuggling, including those who exploit others for profit and put the safety of the UK public at risk.” open image in gallery People smugglers used false identities to book flights to the UK, the Home Office has said A spokesperson for Easyjet said: “Safety and security is our highest priority and we work closely with the border force and law enforcement agencies to do what we can as an airline to assist in preventing unlawful activity.” Minister for border security and asylum, Dame Angela Eagle, said: “This sentencing makes clear that anyone who exploits our border for profit can expect to face justice.” They will now be considered for removal from the UK, government officials said.