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An example that has been given to me is of a mother handing a mobile phone, a SIM card or a battery pack to her daughter in France. The mother may be prosecuted for having supplied a relevant item under Clause 13 which does not come within any of the exemptions. That mother and daughter would both be exposed to a possible 17 years of imprisonment if convicted on indictment, even if they claimed and were granted asylum in the UK. It is not only the smuggling gangs who may be caught by the breadth of the offences.