People smuggling gang boss arrested at airport after going on the run
As he landed at Manchester Airport after flying from Istanbul, Namik was arrested. He has been described as a"prolific people smuggler, whose crime group put vulnerable migrants at great risk while he reaped the profits".The boss of a Kurdish smuggling ring has been arrested at Manchester Airport after going on the run ahead of his sentencing.
Tarik Namik failed to show up at court back in December and was handed an eight-year prison sentence in his absence, the National Crime Agency said. The court had previously heard how the 45-year-old from Oldham had been found to be the head of an organised crime group involved in transporting migrants from Iraq and Iran to the UK in the back of lorries, the agency added.Namik first became a subject of an NCA investigation back in 2017, and a warrant was issued for his arrest after he missed his court date on 9 December.on a flight travelling from Istanbul, the NCA said.
"Namik was a prolific people smuggler whose crime group put vulnerable migrants at great risk while he reaped the profits," said NCA branch commander Richard Harrison.
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