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Iraqi 'Godfather of the traffickers' who made £100,000 a week smuggling migrants to UK is now in Britain claiming asylum himself while working illegally
An Iraqi man known as the 'Godfather of the traffickers' who earned £100,000 weekly smuggling migrants to the UK is now in Britain seeking asylum while working illegally. The individual previously orchestrated large-scale migrant smuggling operations but is now claiming asylum in the country he trafficked people into.
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