Suspected people smuggler arrested in Birmingham after BBC probe

A person suspected of being a part of an organised crime group that smuggled folks to the UK in small boats has been arrested.Officers from the Nationwide Crime Company (NCA) stated they earlier detained the 22-year-old Iranian at an handle in Acocks Inexperienced in Birmingham on suspicion of conspiring to facilitate unlawful immigration.The arrest adopted a BBC investigation into the actions of a folks smuggling group working in northern France and the West Midlands.The person is now in custody and on account of be questioned, NCA officers stated.”Individuals smugglers function for revenue [and] with out concern for the security of these they transport,” stated the power’s regional head of investigations, Jacque Beer.”Our investigation continues with the proof we’ve got gathered as we speak.”The NCA stated it at present had 91 ongoing investigations into networks or people within the high tier of organised immigration crime or human trafficking.