Mohammed Tetwani
Sanctioned entityMorocco. Named in 1 sanctions listing.
Sanctions and listings1
- Effective
- 23 Jul 2025
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 - The Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Director Disqualification Sanction, travel ban and asset freeze
Mohammed TETWANI is an involved person under the Global Irregular Migration Sanctions Regulations 2025 on the basis of the following grounds: He has been responsible for or engaged in a relevant activity, namely people smuggling. With a view to obtaining, whether directly or indirectly, a gain or benefit, he was responsible for the unlawful arrival of persons into a country of a person who is not a national of that country or permanently resident in it. Namely, as leader of the TETWANI people smuggling gang, known as one of the most violent gangs, he controlled one of the makeshift migrant camps near Horgos in Serbia, close to the border with Hungary, and charged fees per person to organise illegal crossings. He referred to himself as the "King of Horgos”,and issued fake passports with his seal on the paper. He also facilitated smuggling of Tunisian migrants to France.
Mohammed TETWANI is an involved person under the Global Irregular Migration Sanctions Regulations 2025 on the basis of the following grounds: He has been responsible for or engaged in a relevant activity, namely people smuggling. With a view to obtaining, whether directly or indirectly, a gain or benefit, he was responsible for the unlawful arrival of persons into a country of a person who is not a national of that country or permanently resident in it. Namely, as leader of the TETWANI people smuggling gang, known as one of the most violent gangs, he controlled one of the makeshift migrant camps near Horgos in Serbia, close to the border with Hungary, and charged fees per person to organise illegal crossings. He referred to himself as the 'King of Horgos',and issued fake passports with his seal on the paper. He also facilitated smuggling of Tunisian migrants to France.
Programme GB-SAMLAReference 17029Reference GIM0014Last updated 23 Jul 2025gov.uk
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Horgos, Serbia
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