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General · 12 July 2026

Convicted people smuggler found living in UK council flat for two years

Convicted people smuggler found living in UK council flat for two years

Twana Jamal, aka "Godfather of traffickers," is alleged to have generated as much as £100,000 weekly from migrant smuggling activities, while residing in a council flat in Leicester funded by taxpayers. Jamal was sentenced to 5 year prison in France (2016) for helping smuggle migrants to the UK. Reports also claim he worked illegally 2 shops in Blaby while seeking asylum, despite rules stating that people jailed abroad for more than a year can be refused asylum in the UK.

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