Overview
- Ibadullah Alimi, 25, appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court charged with assisting unlawful immigration and was remanded in custody until 19 December.
- An NCA officer told the court she could connect him to the alleged offence, and the defence did not seek bail during the brief hearing.
- He was arrested at Belfast Grand Central on 19 November after arriving by train from Dublin with a couple, their two young children and another man.
- Investigators say the group had travelled from France to Ireland and were believed to be heading on to England, and the co-travellers were handed to immigration authorities.
- The NCA says the inquiry is part of broader efforts against organised immigration crime on routes through Ireland, with the investigation continuing.