Offenders removed had received combined prison sentences of more than 46 years
Yesterday (Thursday 11 August) the UK government removed 20 foreign criminals on a charter flight to Albania.
An individual who overstayed their leave in the UK illegally and two individuals with failed asylum claims were also removed. This included an individual who arrived illegally via a small boat in March.
The foreign national offenders removed had received combined prison sentences of more than 46 years and were convicted of crimes including possession with intent to supply class A drugs, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and production of a class B drug.
Individuals returned on this flight to Albania include:
Home Secretary Priti Patel said:
This is part of a regular schedule of returns to multiple countries, to remove those with no right to remain in the UK.
In July 2022, 243 foreign national offenders were removed from the UK on both charter and scheduled flights.
Since January 2019 the UK has removed 10,741 foreign national offenders (to year ending December 2021).
The Nationality and Borders Act will further deter illegal entry into the UK, breaking the business model of people-smuggling networks and speed up the removal of those with no right to be in the UK.