It is believed that Tarik Namik, 45, with the help of a network of accomplices around the world, smuggled up to 20,000 migrants into the UK - nearly enough to fill a town.
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Tarik Namik, 45, from Oldham, failed to show up at Manchester Crown Court and was given an eight-year jail term in his absence on December 9. He was arrested at the airport yesterday.