A man who tried to leave the country with a large amount of cash and fake documents has been given a jail time.

Dorjan Stafa was arrested at the Channel Tunnel terminal near Folkestone in May 2019 after officers became suspicious of his behaviour.

The Mercedes Stafa was driving was searched and police found around £8,800 in cash, two new iPhones and identity documents in the names of other people.

The 36-year-old was unable to properly account for the money and an investigation found evidence he was working for a group who supplied fake documents.

He was charged with and later admitted conspiring to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law.

This week, Stafa of Ramsay Road, Forest Gate in East London was jailed for four years and seven months at Canterbury Crown Court.

Det Con Alex Milward, Kent Police's investigating officer, said: 'The money and the documents seized from Stafa's car would otherwise be assisting criminal networks in the UK and abroad.

'The vigilance of our team on the UK border is part of our relentless work to disrupt these groups' activity and protect the public.'