A Dutch national of Eritrean descent who has been smuggling Africans to Europe through Asia was finally arrested.
53-year old John Habeta was arrested in Nairobi following an operation by DCI detectives after a red alert of his arrest was issued by Interpol.
“In a well coordinated operation between authorities in Netherlands and our detectives based at the fugitives and wanted persons division at the regional INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), the suspect was arrested in Nairobi where he had been hiding for an unspecified period,” read a report by DCI.
Habeta had been wanted by the Netherlands since 2017 and was nabbed on December 16. The red notice for his arrest was issued on December 10 after Interpol raised alarm on his presence in the country.
The suspect is believed to have been at the helm of an international human smuggling organization that operates in the underworld, responsible for trafficking of human beings from Africa to Europe. He is linked to at least four different operations where groups of Eritrean nationals were smuggled into Europe through Asia.
Following his arrest, Habeta was extradited to the Netherlands on orders of the ministry of Interior where he will face trial.
“Immediately after his arrest, he was extradited to the Netherlands on orders from the Ministry of Interior, after the cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i, declared his presence in the country as contrary to our national interest. The Dutch national will remain in custody in The Netherlands, where he will face trial,” DCI said.
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