Alleged smuggling boss extradited to Aust

Alleged people smuggling kingpin Sayed Abbas has been extradited to Australia to face 27 charges.

Alleged people smuggling kingpin Sayed Abbas has been extradited to Australia to face 27 charges. (AAP)

An alleged people smuggling kingpin has been extradited to Australia from Indonesia to face prosecution.

Sayed Abbas was extradited on Thursday to face 27 people smuggling offences in Australia, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said.

He is the seventh person extradited to Australia to face people smuggling charges since 2008.