The Albani trafficker, who lives in the UK, laughs when referring to the 39 dead in the container, saying it was "the luck of the lottery".
Hours after a container truck containing 39 bodies was discovered in Essex County, east London on October 23, Daily Mail reporters found an Albanian living in the UK using the nickname "Kace Kace". a petition to help immigrants into the UK.
In fact, "Kace Kace" is Kastrijot Ahmati, living in Walthamstow, northeast of London. He claimed to have been smuggled into the UK by sitting behind a truck. Ahmati advertised its service and posted a mobile phone number on a Facebook page with more than 16,000 "Albanian people in London" followers.
When a female disguised reporter contacted Ahmati, he said she could pay £ 17,000 ($ 21,800) for fake documents, allowing her to fly from Albania's capital Tirana. In addition, she could pay £ 14,000 ($ 18,000) to be behind a truck from Belgium to England. A container truck carrying 39 people in the tragedy earlier this week also came from Belgium.
Ahmati on October 25 told the undercover reporter that the trip from Belgium could take from 12 to 16 hours, depending on whether the "ferry was delayed" or not. "I came here that way. I'm trying to find you the easiest way, you understand," Ahmati said.
Reporters said she wanted to go with a family member, Ahmati replied that they would have to accompany other migrants, otherwise the trafficking gang would be "unprofitable". She said she would pay when she arrived in the UK and Ahmati asked her to provide information about a friend in London to ensure she received the money.
When the reporter said she was scared of the tragedy in Essex, the trafficker replied, "It is the luck of the lottery. We all came in that way." She continued to express fear, saying "we will die" but Ahmati just laughed.
The traffickers are believed to have come from Has, a district in northern Albania, where hundreds of migrants had arrived in England. It is unclear how long he has lived in the UK, but Facebook posts show him here from September 2018. Earlier this month, Ahmati posted a video of smoking and walking outside London's train station.
When asked about his cold remarks about the fate of the migrants, Ahmati answered the phone and confirmed he was in England. Through a friend, the trafficker said he was just kidding. In response to a message on WhatsApp asking to explain his actions, he answered "why". His Facebook account "Kace Kace" was taken down shortly thereafter.
Ahmati is one of four people who use Facebook "Albanian in London" to help smuggled immigrants into the UK. The British National Crime Agency (NCA) said last year that Albanian gangs were operating at a "higher level of sophistication," which was largely responsible for the increase in migrants smuggled into Britain.
David Wood, former general manager of immigration enforcement at the British Interior Ministry, said Albani gangs often have brokers in migrant countries like China, Afghanistan, Iraq, and neighboring Africa. Sahara, South Asia. They often claim that "come to England, a land of milk and honey".
According to CNA data, the number of people smuggled into the UK increased by 80% between 2016 and 2018, or 6,993 people. They come from 130 countries, of which Albania has the highest rate with 1,625 people. Ahmati's file has now been transferred to the police.
Thirty-one men and eight women were found dead in refrigerated containers at the Waterglade industrial park, Grays town. Police arrested driver Mo Robinson and three other men on charges of manslaughter and involvement in human trafficking, including Robinson charged with 39 manslaughter, human trafficking, illegal immigration assistance and money laundering.
The Essex police initially thought the victims were Chinese, but later said they could come from many countries. At least 14 families in Ha Tinh and Nghe An reported to officials because they thought their relatives might be victims of the tragedy. The Vietnamese diplomatic agency is working closely with the British authorities, sharing information during the investigation to identify the victims. The embassy has also established a channel to exchange information and coordinate directly with Essex County police, which is leading the investigation of the case and conducting autopsies.