Overview
- Zeeshan Banghis was extradited on 15 January to serve a three-year sentence in Belgium after being convicted in Antwerp.
- The NCA confirmed Saifur Rahman Ahmedzai was transferred in June 2025 to begin a 10-year term imposed by the same court.
- The Antwerp case in November 2024 saw 23 gang members sentenced to a combined 170 years, with both men also fined 3,000 euros.
- Belgian prosecutors said the network moved migrants from Afghanistan through Iran, Turkey and the Balkans into Belgium and France, with many later sent across the Channel in small boats.
- Investigators documented sexual assaults on male minors that were filmed to extort victims, while UK agencies supported the case and carried out safeguarding checks.