Sue Mitchell - BBC News Tue, May 12, 2026 at 11:01 a.m. UTC 9 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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".