A Turkish national has been jailed for eleven years after being convicted of supplying thousands of small boats and engines used by people smugglers to carry migrants across the English Channel. Adem Savas, 45, was identified as a key supplier following a major investigation by the National Crime Agency into a Europe-wide smuggling network. Posing as a legitimate maritime trader, he shipped inflatable boats from Turkey, sourced cheap outboard engines from China, and stored equipment in Germany. Investigators believe he supplied equipment used in thousands of Channel crossings between 2019 and 2024, including boats linked to fatal incidents. Savas worked closely with convicted smuggling kingpin Hewa Rahimpur, whose network moved more than ten thousand migrants into the UK. He knowingly profited from supplying vessels unfit for dangerous sea crossings, earning millions while exposing vulnerable people to serious harm and death.