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Dritan Meta, 43, Ilir Kodra, 49, Refik Skepi, 45, and Visar Elezaj, 39, were all convicted for their roles in a criminal organization.
Meta, the leader of the group, earlier pleaded guilty to charges of facilitating a breach of UK immigration law and the production of cannabis. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison on September 3.
Appearing alongside Meta, Skepi pleaded guilty to producing cannabis and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Kodra pleaded guilty to the same offense and received a sentence of four years and seven months.
Elezaj, the last of the group, was found guilty of producing cannabis and consequently received a sentence of three years and six months after a five-week trial.
The operation against the Oxford-based organized crime group began in April 2022 and uncovered significant drug cultivation across the country.
A key aspect of the group's operations was smuggling migrants from Dunkirk to France to the United Kingdom, using dinghies.
It was revealed that both Meta and Kodra played important roles in organizing at least three migrant crossings on August 16, 2022. The operation involved 49 people, including five children under the age of ten.
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