'Tripadvisor for smugglers' Welsh car wash owners plead guilty

The smugglers offered the migrants bronze, silver, gold and platinum packages, depending on risk.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersPeople smugglers who promoted Tripadvisor-style video reviews caughtWales people smugglers ask migrants to rate their journeysTwo men have pleaded guilty midway through their trial to people smuggling.

Dilshad Shamo, 41, and Ali Khdir, 40, were convicted for their roles in an operation which ran through Europe labelled "Tripadvisor for people smugglers".

They brought about 100 migrants illegally to Europe each week, over a period of two years.

The pair - based in a car wash in the south Wales town of Caerphilly - offered the migrants bronze, silver, gold and platinum packages, depending on risk.

A platinum package could get you a flight, whereas silver might land you a "comfortable ride" in the back of a lorry.

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