Barzan Majeed, also known as 'The Scorpion', one of Europe's most notorious people-smugglers, has been arrested in Iraq after a two-year manhunt. The arrest follows a BBC investigation, including a BBC Radio 4 podcast titled 'To Catch a Scorpion', which tracked him down. Majeed is accused of trafficking thousands of migrants, possibly up to 10,000, across the English Channel to the UK. He was previously arrested but mysteriously released from an Iraqi jail despite having a 10-year sentence. The arrest took place in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and local authorities confirmed his capture. The investigation was supported by BBC Radio 4 and BBCSounds.
Barzan Majeed, also known as Scorpion, was one of Europe's most notorious people-smugglers. Following a BBC investigation, he was recently arrested in Iraq. He says he's lost track of how many he smuggled. “Maybe a thousand, maybe 10,000.” 👇🏾 https://t.co/NpIM4TDNdK
Revealed: Europe's most wanted people smuggler 'The Scorpion' was arrested last year... but he was then mysteriously RELEASED from Iraqi jail despite having 10-year sentence https://t.co/5bddgMsLMt https://t.co/sSKC3dtD78
https://t.co/8Y7b49Aon1 Notorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq
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One of Europe’s most notorious people-smugglers Barzan Majeed - known as 'Scorpion' - has been arrested in Iraq. The arrest follows the @BBCRadio4 podcast 'To Catch A Scorpion' which tracked him down. Sue Mitchell tells #R4Today how they found him.
Europe's most wanted migrant-smuggler 'The Scorpion' arrested in Iraq #Europe #Iraq #smuggler #TheScorpion https://t.co/riYBoq5w4L
One of Europe's most notorious human traffickers arrested in Iraq https://t.co/yDKGLh9OXV
A migrant-smuggler known as “#Scorpion”, wanted in several European countries, has been arrested in #Iraq’s autonomous #Kurdistan region, local authorities say, after a BBC investigation tracked him down there. https://t.co/1fQMIh7qqc
Crime boss Scorpion, who smuggled thousands of migrants across the English Channel, arrested in Iraq after BBC tracks him down https://t.co/wHvnH1gPAm
'Europe's most wanted migrant smuggler' arrested after two-year manhunt for ‘trafficking 10,000 to the UK’ https://t.co/6bssI8b0Es
One of Europe’s most notorious people-smugglers has been arrested in Iraq following a BBC Radio 4 investigation. @SueM1tchell and @GrinderRob went in search of Barzan Majeed across Europe. https://t.co/ziI4vxsYjU
The power of the podcast - days after we released our series, To Catch a Scorpion, the authorities in Iraq have arrested Barzan Majeed. A hope that justice will finally be done @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds @GrinderRob @wrobinson101 @djoeclarke @joelmoors https://t.co/wzeiO9qoqQ
Europe's most wanted people smuggler nicknamed The Scorpion arrested in police sting in Iraq after two years on the run https://t.co/oaF6YvRjKg https://t.co/L3ewgBinFw
Migrant-smuggler arrested after BBC investigation https://t.co/YZT3BAQbf9