People smuggler exposed by BBC arrested and charged in UK

A convicted people smuggler, identified by the BBC as Twana Jamal Khdir, has been arrested and charged with immigration offenses in the United Kingdom. Khdir, an Iraqi national previously known as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, had already served a prison sentence in France for his smuggling activities.

The BBC's investigation revealed Khdir was living in Leicestershire, England. He was apprehended in a joint operation involving the Midlands Criminal Financial Investigations team and Leicestershire Police. The Crown Prosecution Service subsequently charged him, and he appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court.

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Khdir admitted to entering the UK without valid clearance but denied seeking to obtain leave to remain through deception. He has been remanded in custody pending a further appearance at Leicester Crown Court on October 5.

In 2016, Khdir received a five-year jail sentence in France, where authorities considered him one of the most successful people smugglers apprehended. Prosecutors at the time estimated the 36-year-old Iraqi Kurd earned up to £100,000 weekly by facilitating the illegal transport of migrants across the English Channel.

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one of the most successful people smugglers ever caught