People-smuggling ringleader jailed for bringing thousands into UK in boats

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1970-01-01 08:00

Hewa Rahimpur is given 11 years for heading a gang that brought 10,000 people to the UK in small boats.

A man has been sentenced in Belgium to 11 years in jail for heading one of the most significant human trafficking gangs involved in smuggling people across the English Channel.

Police believe Hewa Rahimpur, 30, was behind a ring that brought 10,000 people to the UK in small boats.

Rahimpur...