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Lord Davies of Gower (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 October 2026

Debate

National Crime Agency: People Smuggling and Drug Dealing

Contribution

My Lords, Sky News recently reported on the widespread use of illegal migrants by people-smuggling gangs to sell drugs to repay their debts. If, as the Government have repeatedly said, smashing the gangs is the answer, why are those same gangs able to turn debt-bonded migrants into drug dealers on our streets? Does that not show an intelligence-gathering failure and, consequently, disruption efforts that are plainly not working?

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