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A people smuggler who was caught while helping migrants cross the river channel A boat was captured after it ran aground.
footage shared by National Crime Agency (NCA) shows people jumping from a boat into the Rye River on Tuesday (October 14) as the ship struggled to stay afloat in February 2022.
Within two hours, Border Force officials had detained 14 people, including two children iran, Iraq And albania,
On Tuesday, Mohammed Ali Nareman, 37, of London, was found to have committed a number of human-trafficking offenses related to English Channel crossings in HGV lorries, small boats and a yacht.
He was deemed unfit to stand trial due to suffering from PTSD, panic attacks and depression. Instead, a hearing on facts took place at Maidstone Crown Court.
Karim was arrested in Portsmouth in March 2024 and pleaded guilty to people trafficking offenses in June 2024. He will be sentenced on January 8, 2026.