One among Europe’s most needed migrant smugglers, recognized by the nickname “Scorpio”, was arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan on Sunday following a BBC journalist’s investigation that led to his discovery, authorities within the semi-autonomous area in northern Iraq introduced at this time.
“After a radical investigation and change of knowledge (…) Skorpios was positioned and arrested on Might 12,” stated the assertion issued by the Kurdish safety forces. “Scorpio” was arrested within the metropolis of Sulaymaniyah on the orders of Interpol, Kurdish safety forces spokesman Salam Abdel Khalek advised AFP. “We are going to interrogate him and take acceptable motion,” he added.
A BBC journalist workforce tracked down Barzan Majid – which is the true title of “The Scorpion” – in Sulaymaniyah, the place the needed man advised how he was concerned in 2016 within the trafficking of irregular migrants. Throughout the investigation, which was made public final week, the BBC workforce shared its findings “with UK and European authorities”. In line with the BBC report, between 2016 and 2021 “the Scorpion gang is believed to have managed a big proportion of migrant trafficking between Europe and the UK”.
Twenty-six members of the gang have been convicted in Britain, France and Belgium. In October 2022, a Belgian court docket sentenced Barzan Majid in absentia to 10 years in jail for unlawful immigration.
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