A barber from Cricklewood who offered lorry drivers thousands of pounds to illegally bring people into the UK from northern France and Belgium has been convicted of people smuggling.
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Man arrested in London over people smuggling ring
July 11, 2021
LONDON: An Afghan national believed to be a leading member of an international people-smuggling network has been arrested in north London.
Gul Wali Jabarkhel, 32, who was in the UK illegally, was detained by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers in Colindale on Thursday evening.
Jabarkhel is suspected of being a high-ranking member of a significant Afghan organised crime group involved in transporting migrants from northern France and Belgium into the UK in the backs of lorries. The group allegedly had contacts with organised gangs in Belgium, and planned to use lorry drivers to smuggle migrants across the Channel on a regular basis.
20:16 EDT, 10 July 2021
An illegal immigrant believed to be a leading member of an international people-smuggling network appeared before magistrates in London yesterday.
Afghan national Gul Wali Jabarkhel, 32, was detained by National Crime Agency officers in Colindale, North London, on Thursday.
He is suspected of being a ‘kingpin’ in an organised crime group involved in transporting migrants from northern France and Belgium into the UK in the backs of lorries.
Afghan national Gul Wali Jabarkhel, 32, was detained by National Crime Agency officers
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