Two men arrested by the National Crime Agency following the deaths of five migrants in the Channel on Tuesday have been charged.
Yien Both, a 22-year-old from South Sudan, has been charged with assisting unlawful immigration and attempting to arrive in the UK without valid entry clearance.
Tajdeen Adbulaziz Juma, a 22-year-old Sudanese national, has been charged with attempting to arrive in the UK without valid entry clearance.
Both men have been remanded in custody and are expected to appear before Folkestone Magistrates later today.
A third man, an18-year-old from Sudan, has been bailed pending further enquiries.
The NCA, alongside officers from Kent Police and Immigration Enforcement and Border Force, said they continued to support the French-led investigation into the circumstances which led to the deaths in Wimereux on Tuesday.
A man, three women and a child died after their vastly overcrowded small boat got into difficulties off the beach at Wimereux, near Boulogne.
More to follow.
