Event Brief
BBC-linked people smuggler arrested and charged
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 19, 2026 at 5:09 PM ET
Summary: Twana Jamal Khdir, an Iraqi national convicted of people smuggling in France, has been arrested and charged with immigration offences. He was arrested on Tuesday near Uppingham in Leicestershire during a joint operation led by the Midlands Criminal Financial Investigations team with support from Leicestershire Police, and appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
WHO: Twana Jamal Khdir; Midlands Criminal Financial Investigations team; Leicestershire Police; Crown Prosecution Service
WHAT: Khdir was arrested and charged with immigration offences.
WHEN: Aug 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Leicestershire, England
WHY: He was arrested and charged in connection with immigration offences following the joint operation.
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