Two men from Wales charged in connection with suspected people smuggling operation through Europe

February 20, 2024   

(ITV) Two men from South Wales have been charged in connection with a suspected people smuggling operation through Europe.

Dilshad Shamo, 41, from Castell Morgraig, and Ali Khdir, 42, from Pontygwindy Road, Caerphilly, have been charged with assisting unlawful immigration.

They appeared at Newport Magistrates Court and were remanded in custody.

It follows an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) into an alleged people smuggling operation believed to have moved more than 500 illegal migrants from Iraq, Iran and Syria through the EU to various countries including Italy, Germany and France.

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