Anastasescu George Alin at court hearing before he flew to UK

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The offenders including gangsters and smugglers are given permission to travel here while on bail.

And in yet another slap in the face for British taxpayers, criminals are given legal aid in the UK to appoint lawyers who block extradition on the grounds that standard two-metre square Romanian cells fall foul of EU human rights.

A Romanian legal source said: “There are scores of criminals and suspects using the loophole. Courts allow it to happen. Once given permission to fly to the UK, they know their lawyers will stop them being sent back.”

Politicians called for a tightening of the law to prevent the scam.