Dramatic footage shows officials confronting and arresting an Iranian 'kingpin' in London on charges of people trafficking. Detectives say Hewa Rahimpur was arrested as part of a planned operation.
Hewa Rahimpur, 30 directed the network from his home in Ilford, east LondonThe kingpin behind a multi million pound Europe-wide people smuggling operation that saw at least 10,000 immigrants come to the UK illegally in boats has been jailed for 11 years after a crackdown by the National Crime Agency.
The National Crime Agency said it had arrested six people in the UK and had provided intelligence to European partners that led to arrests on the continent. They became involved when boats were seized and motors found in the back of two cars near the Belgian-French border in October 2021. Read more: After dozens of arrests, a 'kingpin' snared in London and dinghies, guns and life jackets seized, SUE REID investigates the £10m Channel smuggling gang which was finally brought down
The gang took inflatable rubber boats and cheap onboard engines to the French beaches, where thousands of migrants have set off towards Britain. A court artist sketch dated May 5, 2022, showing Hewa Rahimpur appearing in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court, central London 'The idea was to get boats, engines and migrants on a French beach at precisely the same time, and under darkness, so that a launch could happen quickly. There was no hanging around. The speed befuddled the French police.'
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