People smuggler exposed by BBC investigation arrested and charged
Summary
Twana Jamal Khdir, an Iraqi man convicted of people smuggling in France, was arrested in the UK after a BBC investigation revealed he was living there. He has been charged with immigration offenses and will appear in court in October.Key Facts
- Twana Jamal Khdir is an Iraqi national previously jailed for people smuggling in France.
- He was called "the godfather" of the French migrant camps.
- Khdir was arrested near Uppingham, Leicestershire, in a joint operation by Midlands Criminal Financial Investigations and Leicestershire Police.
- He was charged with entering the UK without valid entry clearance and other immigration offenses.
- He admitted to entering the UK illegally but denied trying to get permission to stay through false means.
- Khdir was remanded in custody and will next appear in Leicester Crown Court on 5 October.
- In 2016, he was sentenced to five years in prison in France, where he was known as a highly successful people smuggler.
- Prosecutors said he earned up to £100,000 a week moving illegal immigrants across the English Channel.
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