A gangster who trafficked people into the UK and put them to work at car washes in Bucks could be deported to Albania.

Armond Mucmata, aged 28, has been jailed for two years and five months after he pleaded guilty to breaching immigration law.

He initially evaded capture when police raided a series of Bucks car washes in 2018, but was tracked down and arrested in Sweden in September, before being extradited.

After he has served his prison time, the Albanian national could be deported back to his home country after an application was made by a judge.

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Mucmata, formerly of Shakleton Place in Milton Keynes, was part of an organised crime group that trafficked people into the UK to work at car washes between August 2017 and February 2018.

On February 13, 2018, police raided several car washes in Milton Keynes and arrested several suspects. Mucmata was one of their targets, but he managed to escape.

Unfortunately for the offender, he was tracked down in Sweden a few years later and was arrested by Swedish police in September, before being extradited back to the UK where he was hauled in front of a judge.

One of Mucmata’s accomplices who was caught in 2018 has already been sentenced to two years in prison.

At Aylesbury Crown Court, Mucmata pleaded guilty to conspiracy to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law, and was sentenced today (Thursday).

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His sentence of two years and five months was reduced by 29 days by the judge due to him spending that amount of time in custody in Sweden before he was extradited.

The conviction was part of Operation Scar, which targeted an organised crime group operating in Bucks. Several people have been convicted and sentenced for drug and immigration offences, and many of them have been handed over to immigration officials to be deported.

On February 13, 2018, the same day the Bucks car washes were raided, police in Belgium intercepted six males who were about to be trafficked into the UK – the youngest was just 16 years old.

Investigating officer, Detective Constable Janey Holmes, said: “Mucmata was clearly involved in an organised crime gang and his activities involved bringing people from non-EU countries to work and caused them to commit immigration offences themselves.

“I am satisfied that Mucmata has been sentenced meaning that he is unable to engage in such activity whilst he is in jail.

“Thames Valley Police is committed through Stronghold to working with partners such as international police forces and others to target those who involve themselves in serious and organised crime which is a blight on our communities.

“We would advise anyone who believes they are being forced to commit immigration crimes or perhaps even forced into modern slavery to please report it to us.”

“If you think you are a victim please call 101, or you can report online on our website.

“There is further information on our website about immigration crime and modern slavery including information about other support agencies that victims can contact.”

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