Migrants are paying tens of thousands of pounds for “VIP tickets” to Britain, lured by the prospect of earning vast amounts of money working on cannabis farms and nail bars, a human trafficking expert has claimed after 39 people were found dead in a lorry in Essex.
Ruthless smugglers preying on poverty-stricken families looking for a better life are charging upwards of £30,000 for more direct routes into Europe under the pretence of it being safer, Diep Vuong, president of charity Pacific Links Foundation, told The Telegraph.
Ms Vuong said many of those who make the perilous trip from countries like Vietnam to the UK are promised jobs in the lucrative cannabis farm industry and cash-only nail bars, with salaries of around £3,000 per month.
People who pay more money think they're getting on a safer route, but by and large everyone is taking some sort of risk and they don't seem to realise this.
