People trafficking chief who charged migrants £12,000 to get to UK by small boat, yacht, lorry or plane is jailed for nearly nine years

Ali Omar Karim, 47, who smuggled people to the country via small boats and HGVs, was jailed for eight years and seven months on Wednesday at Maidstone Crown Court.


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