Possibly one of the biggest people smuggling networks in Europe has been infiltrated by British police; it is the largest human smuggling ring investigated and prosecuted in the UK to date and its members were primarily of Turkish origin.
47 year old Turkish national Ali Riza Gün was the man in charge of it all. On Tuesday the 17th of October this week, Riza was sentenced by the Croydon Crown Court to 10 years imprisonment for his pivotal involvement in the network. Upon completion of his sentence Ali Riza from Barnet who had a forged Cypriot passport will be deported to his native Turkey. In total ten defendants have now been charged in the UK with Conspiracy to Facilitate the Illegal Entry of Illegal Immigrants into the United Kingdom.
