Three convicted people smugglers have been warned that they will stay on a watchlist even after serving their prison sentences.
This means the trio – including failed asylum seeker Ramal Briem from Wolverhampton – won’t be able to talk to criminals after their time inside, according to the National Crime Agency.
A spokesman for the force said the ancillary orders are designed to prevent further offending, limiting opportunities for those subject to them to take part in illegal activity and making them less attractive to organised crime gangs.
Among the 30 people added to the list issued by the NCA are Dilshad Shamo and Ali Khdir from South Wales, who were jailed for 19 years each in April for their roles in a multi-national people smuggling ring moving migrants from Iraq, Iran and Syria into Europe and onwards to the UK.
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Shamo and Khdir used WhatsApp to communicate with people smugglers across Europe, often using messaging and social media apps to advertise their routes and services.
Both will be subject to SCPOs, which will place significant limitations on their travel, communications and finances once they have served their sentences.
Also added to the register is Briem, arrested by the NCA at his home address in Wolverhampton in July 2024.
The 33-year-old was at the ‘very centre’ of a ‘dangerous’ network which saw him ’employ people across the globe’ so he could move Vietnamese migrants across Europe and into Britain for £1,500 per person.
After smuggling the illegal immigrants into the UK, he would order that they be ‘collected’ from Home Office-arranged hotels before they vanished into the community.
He even offered them access to solicitors, accommodation and work, telling them they could transfer him money in exchange for his help from within Birmingham’s Chinatown.
He was jailed for more than 10 years in March.
Ramal Briem at his home in Wolverhampton after police arrive to arrest him -Credit:NCA
He will also face restrictions on communications devices and be subject to strict financial reporting rules under the terms of his SCPO.
Those subject to the orders who are in breach of them will face further action by the NCA.
Alison Abbott, Head of the NCA’s Prison and Lifetime Management Unit, said:
“These orders are a powerful tool which help us deal with the most serious and harmful criminals, hindering their return to offending once they have served their sentence.
“As well as imposing restrictions on things like travel, communications or finances, being subject to one of these orders means you remain on our radar and makes you toxic to other criminals.
“The NCA will continue to pursue criminals with all tools available to us as part of our mission to protect the public from serious and organised crime.”
The next Ancillary Orders list will be published in late 2026. Publication of orders is considered carefully and on a case-by-case basis.
Tackling organised immigration crime remains a priority for the NCA, with over 100 investigations ongoing, and more resource than ever being devoted to it.
Last week the Agency announced a significant increase in arrests for people smuggling offences, up 55% to 300 in the year to April 2026.