GPS data from the campervan, which had been hired two days earlier, proved it had travelled through Belgium to the Netherlands, not Spain as Hughes had claimed. Read more: Met Office issues snow and ice warning for parts of EssexĪ subsequent investigation uncovered further evidence against him. Read more: Essex council have made nearly £800,000 from Hylands Park parking charges in two years However, his lies began to unravel when officers discovered the receipt from a casino in northern Belgium in his van, showing he had been there earlier that day to participate in a ‘Fantastic Fridays’ competition to win a 100-gram gold bar. When interviewed at Chelmsford Police Station, he claimed he had hired the van to drive to Spain and returned to the UK by ferry from Santander. Hughes, also known as Mark Newton, was arrested for facilitating illegal entry to the UK. His vehicle was stopped at Harwich Port in Essex in March 2018. Oozy Hughes, 44, was given 15 months in prison today (Wed) after Border Force found the men hidden in the showers and bunks of his van. A man who was caught trying to smuggle four Albanian migrants into the UK in his campervan in Essex has been jailed after being foiled - by a casino receipt.
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