Suspected Leader of Kurdish People Smuggling Network Arrested in Portsmouth

A significant figure believed to be involved in a Kurdish organised crime group engaged in smuggling people into the UK via boats and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) has been apprehended by the National Crime Agency (NCA).

In a coordinated operation, NCA officers, supported by Hampshire Police, conducted the arrest of a 45-year-old man at a residence in the Kingston area of Portsmouth this morning. The individual was taken into custody on suspicion of conspiring to facilitate illegal immigration and money laundering.

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