Photos have revealed the horror conditions five people were kept in as a Walthamstow people smuggler tried to get them into the UK. 

Joshua Bynoe, 29, of Corbett Road, tried to smuggle five migrants including a five-year-old girl into the country inside cramped motorhome seating compartments. 

The motorhome was bound for the UK when it was stopped in Coquelles, France, and five Afghan migrants were found in cramped and claustrophobic conditions. 

The stop took place on January 24, 2019. On Friday (September 6) Bynoe was jailed for three years after he was convicted of assisting unlawful immigration .

Bynoe had links to a criminal smuggling gang and had concocted a plan to smuggle migrants from Europe into the UK, the jury were told at his trial. 

The migrants were kept in camped spaces inside motorhome seatsThe migrants were kept in camped spaces inside motorhome seats (Image: Home Office)

Steve Blackwell, Home Office head of South East region criminal & financial investigations, said: “Today’s sentencing shows that perpetrators of immigration crimes will be dealt with and prosecuted regardless of where they are located. 

“Bynoe recklessly put the lives of five people, including a child, in danger by cramming them into a vehicle for hours. 

“His only concern was making money, working with a smuggling gang with no thought for the vulnerable people they were exploiting. He was stopped in his tracks and will now face justice for his criminal actions. 

“I’d like to thank my investigation team, particularly the OIC – Stacey Crockford, for their hard work on this case.

"We will continue pursue people smugglers who try to undermine our border security and put lives at risk for profit.”