People Smuggler Jailed After Boat Carrying Migrants Became Stranded Off Devon

James Wisbey and Faye Miles who have been jailed at Exeter Crown Court after their part in conspiring to smuggle eight Albanian migrants into the UK in a small boat, in an undated handout photo. South West Regional Organised Crime Unit/PA

A human smuggler has been jailed after his boat became stranded off the coast of Devon with eight migrants on board, police said.

James Wisbey, 55, formerly of West Hoe, Plymouth, was the skipper of the yacht which was attempting to bring the eight Albanian nationals through the English Channel.