Pistiwan Jameel, a 54-year-old from Birmingham, has been convicted for orchestrating a £1.5 million people-smuggling operation across the English Channel. He referred to migrants in derogatory terms and leveraged contacts in France to facilitate illegal crossings, including that of Albanian…
Pistiwan Jameel, a Birmingham resident, has been convicted for his role in a £1.5 million people smuggling operation, transporting migrants across the English Channel in small boats. Jameel, aged 54, referred to migrants derogatorily and coordinated with criminal gangs in…
The UK is set to sign new agreements with Serbia, North Macedonia, and Kosovo to combat people-smuggling gangs as part of efforts to reduce small boat crossings into the nation. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will make the announcement during…
The UK is set to sign new agreements with Serbia, North Macedonia, and Kosovo to tackle people-smuggling networks, aiming to disrupt illegal migration routes utilized by nearly 100,000 migrants last year. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will announce these plans…
Eighteen members of a significant people-smuggling gang were sentenced in France for orchestrating thousands of dangerous boat crossings in the English Channel. Described by prosecutors as ‘merchants of death,’ the mostly Iraqi Kurdish group was dismantled following a Europe-wide operation…
Eighteen members of a notorious people-smuggling gang have been sentenced in France for orchestrating thousands of dangerous boat crossings in the English Channel. Dubbed ‘merchants of death’ by prosecutors, the primarily Iraqi Kurdish group was dismantled during a Europe-wide operation…
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced an additional £75 million to strengthen efforts against people-smuggling gangs, bringing total funding for the UK’s Border Security Command to £150 million. Speaking at the Interpol general assembly in Glasgow, he emphasized the…
