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Sue Mitchell

United Kingdom
As seen in: Intrigue, Bottom Line, BBC, BBC News, MSN Philippines, Yahoo Canada, Aol, Yahoo, Grazia Magazine (UK)
BBC investigative journalist. Produced/Presented the Arias award winning Smugglers Trail + podcast hits Million Dollar Lover, Girl Taken and To Catch a Scorpion
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Mini-marts linked to convicted people smuggler closed after BBC investigation

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By Sue Mitchell, Paul Kerley
| Yahoo Verified
Two Leicestershire mini-marts linked to a convicted people smuggler exposed in a BBC investigation have been closed by the local council. Twana Jamal, once described as "the godfather" of migrant camps in northern France, was recently confronted by our reporting team while running one of the stores, in Blaby on the outskirts of Leicester. Reporters had witnessed him working illegally at both shops, making deliveries, driving a BMW without a licence, and apparently using a false name.
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Smugglers Target Vulnerable Female Migrants

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By Sue Mitchell
| Grazia Magazine (UK) Verified
Home| Life| In the News BBC investigative journalist Sue Mitchell reveals the harsh realities faced by women simply seeking a better life @Getty by Sue Mitchell | Updated on12th June 2026 at 4.49pm Baneen* and Layla* were Iranian teens dreaming of a better life. With the help of an older cousin, the 17-year-old friends travelled to Turkey, where they were placed in the hands of a Kurdish-based group of smugglers, who moved them to the infamous Calais camp on the French coast.
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Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy BBC unmasks key people smuggler in network behind most small boat crossings

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By Sue Mitchell
| MSN Philippines Verified
Sue Mitchell - BBC News A leading people-smuggler, whose network is believed to be responsible for the majority of illegal cross-Channel journeys in recent years, has been unmasked by a BBC investigation. The 28-year-old Iraqi Kurd has evaded arrest for several years by operating under the alias "Kardo Ranya". He has kept his real name a closely guarded secret, which has frustrated law enforcement agencies in their efforts to issue an international warrant for his arrest.
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