Barber was kingpin in Afghan people-smugging ring

A barber who offered lorry drivers thousands of pounds to transport migrants into the UK from northern France and Belgium is facing years in jail. Gul Wali Jabarkhel, 33, used his hairdressers in Cricklewood, northwest London, as a hub for his people-smuggling network. Jabarkhel, said to be a high ranking member of a Afghan people-smuggling network, offered a trucker £2,500 for each person smuggled in from France or Belgium. The first run was scheduled for 9 November 2020, which involved…