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Tariq Tahir

Tariq Tahir

Senior Correspondent Investigations & News
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Tariq Tahir joined The National as a senior reporter covering investigations in May 2023. Previously he has worked as a senior foreign news reporter for The Sun, senior reporter for Metro, senior reporter for the Evening Standard and Political Correspondent for The Press Association. He has also worked freelance for UK national titles including The Times and Telegraph.
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Some of the money found in suitcases at Heathrow Airport. Photo: NCA
Passenger heading to Beirut caught with $1.3m in luggage at Heathrow

Mazen Al Shaar was stopped by Border Force officers and arrested

UKMarch 19, 2025
Abdullah Hayayei competing in the men's discus F34 final at the Athletics World Championships in Doha. Getty
Manslaughter trial date set over death of UAE Paralympian

UK Athletics and official to face jury after pleading not guilty in case of 36-year-old killed when metal throwing cage fell on him

UAEMarch 18, 2025
The moment Ahmed Ebid was arrested by National Crime Agency officers. Photo: NCA
Egyptian ‘made $15.5m’ from people-smuggling operation, court hears

Ahmed Ebid has pleaded guilty but claims he made only $16,400

UKMarch 18, 2025
The operation is centred on a web of money exchanges in the lakeside town of Ranya. The National / NCA
ExclusiveKurdish people trafficker forced underground by crackdown

Investigation by The National exposes the Kurdish town of Ranya as the region’s hub for people smuggling

MENAMarch 13, 2025
Nick Donaldson / The National
Special investigationHunting the trafficking boss bringing death to shores of Europe

Investigation uncovers criminal network stretching from Iraqi Kurdistan to Caerphilly in Wales

UKMarch 13, 2025
Rawa Majid, left, and Ismail Abdo have both been accused of carrying out attacks for Iran. Photo: Swedish Police
Kurdish ‘Foxtrot’ crime boss sanctioned by US over attacks linked to Iran

Rawa Majid’s network has been embroiled in a turf war with rival criminal gang called Rumba

EuropeMarch 12, 2025
TOPSHOT - Smoke rises from the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the coast of Withernsea, east of England, on March 11, 2025, after it collided with the MV Stena Immaculate tanker on March 10. Fires were raging on Tuesday after a the MV Solong, a cargo ship laden with toxic materials, crashed into the MV Immaculate, a tanker carrying flammable jet fuel in the North Sea, as questions mounted about how the accident happened. There were also growing fears that any spill from the collision could harm the local environment and coastline, home to seals, porpoises and some protected waders and waterfowl. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
Fears of ‘devastating' environmental damage after ships collide in North Sea

English coastline near incident is home to many protected wildlife species

UKMarch 11, 2025
A group of migrants are brought ashore in the port of Dover from a Border Force vessel after being rescued in the English Channel. PA
Rising backlash over surge in illegal Channel crossings under Starmer

Among those whose made the dangerous journey is a controversial Palestinian social media influencer

UKMarch 10, 2025
A still from one of the UK government's adverts to deter migrants.
UK launches campaign in Iraq's Kurdish region to warn of myths peddled by people smugglers

Migrants set out reality of crossing English Channel by small boat and working illegally in Britain

UKMarch 04, 2025
The funeral of three migrants who died in the English Channel in November 2021, taking place in Ranya, in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Getty Images
Teenager made harrowing call for rescue in deadliest English Channel crossing tragedy

Inquiry into incident that left at least 26 dead heard how despite repeated distress calls from migrants on board, 'no one came to their rescue'

UKMarch 03, 2025
National Crime Agency officers visiting a hawala provider to warn against involvement with people smuggling. Photo: NCA
UK’s Hawala providers warned about people smuggler clients

Police visit businesses as hawala is increasingly used by criminals and migrants

UKFebruary 28, 2025
Abdul Jalil Mallah's legal woes go back to 2019 and the acquisition of two cargo ships, including Courage. Photo: VesselFinder.com
Sanctioned Syrian shipping magnate's illicit Greek fortune exposed

Property and businesses in Athens tied to Abdul Jalil Mallah, who was found to have lied to the High Court in London and was given jail sentence

EuropeFebruary 26, 2025
Pictures of migrants at sea were found on Pistiwan Jameel's phone. Photo: National Crime Agency
Iraqi-born people smuggler who boasted of $2m crossings is jailed

Pistiwan Jameel, a fixer for trafficking gangs based in France, described as ‘prolific’ by investigators

UKFebruary 24, 2025
Mussie Imnetu, left, was murdered by Omar Wilson in August 2024. Photo: Metropolitan Police
Dubai chef’s killer found guilty after dropping sunglasses at scene

Omar Wilson convicted of murdering Mussie Imnetu outside restaurant near London’s Notting Hill Carnival

UKFebruary 20, 2025
Palestinians in Gaza sit around a fire in the rubble of destroyed buildings during the Israeli offensive. Reuters
Labour MPs lobby Keir Starmer to allow Gaza families into UK

Prime Minister said Palestinians would no longer be allowed to use a scheme intended for Ukrainians

UKFebruary 20, 2025
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