Two men suspected of smuggling people across the Channel in small boats are set to be extradited from Britain to France. Albanian Lulzim Brahaj, 47 and Iraqi Rebin Sharif, 25, were tracked down by National Crime Agency investigators. Brahaj was arrested in Paddington and Sharif in Erith on Wednesday. They are both wanted by French authorities for alleged people trafficking and are accused of being involved in a number of small boat crossings in 2022, as well as money laundering and other organised crime offences.
