The underground bankers funding people smugglers
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The Times
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🗓️ 18 May 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Whilst the government's controversial illegal migration bill moves through parliament, an untraceable and ancient banking system is being used to finance people smuggling across Europe and the Channel. So how does it work? And should the authorities crack down on 'hawala'?
Additional reporting by Priyanka Shankar, Andrea Giambartolemei, Andres Mourenza, Elena Ledda and Iliana Papangeli. This investigation is supported by a grant from the IJ4EU fund and by Journalismfund.eu.
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| 0:00.0 | It's lunch time on the SHINGLE at Dungeoness |
| 0:05.6 | in Ken, |
| 0:07.0 | and the fourth and fifth boats are now being |
| 0:26.1 | I sefyllfa mo yw'r ffordd. |
| 0:29.0 | Mae'n ddefyn am ydrydefynu er a bod i'n gweud cael ei ddufroedd o ddefynas, |
| 0:33.0 | i sef yw'n gweud cael ei ddufroedd edryd am er unrhyw. |
| 0:36.6 | Ofelly, ffyd a ffordd oolidol yn ymwchod. |
| 0:41.4 | Dyna ffordd o ei cwthu ffordd oeddwn i'r Cymruoddi de'r Cymruoddi, |
| 0:44.6 | ac yw gweifodol yn flowerble o gwyrial ei bobl, |
| 0:47.3 | mae gelauod i rwyr a gweithroedd, |
| 0:50.1 | bwyd o gyfer i ffordd oolau myll justarwyd af syddflu. |
| 0:54.2 | un wyragóg o un gyfer o sán, |
| 0:57.7 | gylwn gydhan o'r buyr o ddyn nhw yn symud |
| 0:59.7 | rywch â o ym yn perpan o gyfer |
| 1:01.2 | a swine o gyfer hwyl gydhan cwfdwny. |
| 1:10.2 | Mae'r credu a'r ffethodaeth roch ni ddair |
| 1:12.1 | bod yn nazi gweld i'r ffethodaeth swyad. |
| 1:15.3 | Ym ffeiliau o'n gwynt ond, |
| 1:17.2 | enw oedd y ddyn nhw yma. |
| 1:20.1 | Mae o'r gydyn nhw, |
| 1:22.2 | bod chysraeld diwch ymparau. |
| 1:24.7 | Mae'r abruptu. |
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