Major supplier for thousands of small boat crossings jailed
Turkish national Adem Savas, 45, was sentenced at a Belgian court on Wednesday.
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London gang kingpin who smuggled up to 10,000 migrants across Channel jailed
Hewa Rahimpur sourced boats for a gang that charged £6,000 per crossing
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People-smuggling network behind 10,000 Channel migrant crossings targeted with Europe-wide arrests
‘Slick’ operation saw boats purchased in Turkey, stored in Germany then transported to the French coast in small numbers to evade authorities
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Suspected Channel people-smuggling ‘kingpin’ in court for extradition hearing
Hewa Rahimpur, 29, is wanted by authorities in Belgium.
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Channel people-smuggling ‘kingpin’ facing extradition to Belgium
Hewa Rahimpur was arrested in east London on Wednesday.
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