News / Alert to freight: people-smugglers will take advantage of lockdown easing

As European states begin to ease social lockdown measures, transport insurer TT Club has warned road freight operators to expect an increase in migrant smuggling.

It said that despite the more stringent road border restrictions imposed throughout Europe, truckers were still a principal target of people smugglers, and were likely to become a greater target as controls are relaxed.

“This might be a particular danger as regards potential movement into the UK,” said TT Club managing director of loss prevention Mike Yarwood.

“Although ...