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Suspected People-Smuggling Kingpin Also Wanted for £85,000 Heart of Midlothian FC Fraud

Published on: 30 September 2025

Suspected People-Smuggling Kingpin Also Wanted for £85,000 Heart of Midlothian FC Fraud

The suspected ring-leader of a people-smuggling gang is also wanted over a construction fraud at Heart of Midlothian Football Club, the BBC can reveal.

Goran Assad Jalal was charged in 2017 over a fraud committed against the Scottish Premiership side - worth more £85,000 - but has never stood trial.

Meanwhile, the 39-year-old is being sought by the National Crime Agency (NCA) over his alleged role as the mastermind in a criminal operation to smuggle Kurdish people into the UK.

The BBC understands authorities believe Jalal – a British national of Kurdish origin – is currently at large in Iraq.

[SRC] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd9yedgq7d3o

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