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Birmingham Man Charged in Major Migrant Smuggling Operation

2/14/2026

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Zahid Khan, 51, of Birmingham, is charged with facilitating illegal immigration and money laundering.
He was arrested on February 10 after a lorry carrying 33 migrants from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh was intercepted in Dover.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) and West Midlands Police are investigating a smuggling network using lorries to transport migrants across the Channel.
A second man, aged 44, was arrested and bailed pending further inquiries.

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Zahid Khan, 51, of Birmingham, is charged with facilitating illegal immigration and money laundering.
He was arrested on February 10 after a lorry carrying 33 migrants from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh was intercepted in Dover.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) and West Midlands Police are investigating a smuggling network using lorries to transport migrants across the Channel.
A second man, aged 44, was arrested and bailed pending further inquiries.