Hewa Rahimpur, 30, ran his people smuggling operation from his home in Ilford, east London.
The ringleader of a people trafficking gang responsible for moving 10,000 migrants in small boat crossings across the English Channel has been jailed for 11 years.
His enterprise was believed to be responsible for nearly 10% of crossings into the UK over a 12 to 18 month period. He was arrested in Ilford, in May 2022 - triggering a Europe wide investigation into the smuggling ring, with 60 boats and hundreds of life jackets seized. As with other smuggling gangs they openly advertised their services on social media, with officials describing the fight to get the entries removed as like playing “whack a mole”.People were charged between £3,000 and £6,000 per crossing, with around 40 people crammed onto a small boat each time.
“They are happy to put them in extremely dangerous and life-threatening situations, and this is why disrupting and dismantling them remains a key priority for us.”
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