UK crime agency to pursue up to 100 lawyers accused of helping traffickers

Exclusive: Solicitors believed to be assisting criminal gangs who abuse modern slavery laws to gain asylum

The National Crime Agency is preparing to pursue up to 100 lawyers it believes are helping traffickers abuse modern slavery laws to secure asylum for people entering the UK.

A potentially controversial sweep is being undertaken by the NCA, the British equivalent of the FBI, to identify solicitors potentially breaching their professional code or committing crimes by providing services to organised crime.

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