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Migrant jailed after helping smuggle more than 3,000 others into Europe
- Ahmed Ramadan Mohamad Ebid, a 42-year-old Egyptian migrant, received a 25-year jail sentence for smuggling over 3,700 migrants into Europe from UK base.
- Ebid began coordinating migrant crossings from Libya to Italy shortly after arriving by boat in the UK in October 2022 and was arrested in June 2023.
- He managed at least seven fishing boats carrying thousands during dangerous Mediterranean crossings, using satellite communications linked to his phone.
- Judge Adam Hiddleston described Ebid as having a major role in a crime group generating millions, exploiting desperate individuals for profit.
- The ruling underscores illegal networks' scale and financial impact, highlighting migrant exploitation through costly and risky sea journeys.
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People Smuggling Ringleader Jailed for 25 Years After Mediterranean Crossings
The first person in Britain to be convicted of smuggling people across the Mediterranean has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Ahmed Ebid, 42, originally from Egypt and living in Isleworth, London was found to be a key organiser in a criminal network that moved around 4,000 people from Libya to Italy between 2022 and 2023. He was arrested in Hounslow in June last year after a joint investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and It…
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