A father of six, he claims to work as a casual labourer on building sites. But the French police will later say they can find no evidence of him ever being employed.
What we do know is Belghoul has secrets.
He already has a criminal record - convictions for theft and assault. As well as several driving convictions.
Despite being behind the wheel for two decades, he's never actually passed his test.
And now, he's risking prison again, because behind him on this journey is a van carrying a people smuggling gang.
There's also a boat, an engine and life jackets, ready to take dozens of people across the Channel to Britain.
The gang has a plan if they get stopped by police on the lookout for suspicious vehicles.
As the only Frenchman, Belghoul will do the talking and say he's a builder on his way to a job, with the second vehicle carrying his labourers and their equipment.
For a while it works. The vehicles get through, the boats get loaded with migrants and Belghoul gets paid.
But what the gang don't know is that they're being watched.