A notorious human trafficker, known as ‘The Scorpion’, has been apprehended in Iraq after evading authorities for two years. Barzan Kamal Majeed, the mastermind behind an extensive smuggling network responsible for transporting an estimated 10,000 migrants across the English Channel, was arrested by the Kurdistan Region’s security forces (Asayish) on Monday.
Majeed, also known as ‘Scorpion’, had been missing since November 2022 when he failed to appear in court in Belgium for a sentencing hearing after being convicted of trafficking offences.
