Twana Jamal Khdir, once dubbed “the godfather” of migrant camps in France and a notorious people smuggler convicted there in 2016, has been arrested in the UK—just months after the BBC uncovered he was living here. Charged with entering the country illegally and allegedly deceiving authorities to gain legal status, he’s now in custody awaiting trial at Leicester Crown Court on October 5th. Once raking in up to £100,000 weekly smuggling migrants across the Channel, his fall from grace is a stark reminder of the global reach of human trafficking networks.

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