Man Who Smuggled Nearly 4,000 Migrants Jailed for 25 Years

Man who smuggled nearly 4,000 migrants jailed for 25 years

An Egyptian man has been jailed for 25 years for running a people smuggling operation from a house in Isleworth, West London. Ahmed Ebid was at the helm of an operation that trafficked nearly 4,000 people in fishing boats across the Mediterranean from Africa to Italy, in an operation worth more than £12 million. At sentencing, the judge said he had ruthlessly and cynically exploited desperate people.

A people smuggler has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the UK for organising boat trips across the Mediterranean, the BBC reports. In total, he has put the lives of nearly 3,800 people at risk.

UK Jails Egyptian Smuggler for 25 Years Over Libya-Europe Crossings

A UK court has sentenced an Egyptian national to 25 years in prison for leading a human smuggling network that transported thousands of migrants from Libya and North Africa to Europe aboard unsafe and overcrowded boats. Ahmed Obeid, 42, was convicted at Southwark Crown Court in London for organizing the illegal transport of approximately 4,000 migrants between October 2022 and June 2023. The British judge described Obeid as playing a major admin…

Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for smuggling nearly 3800 people and receiving over N20 billion

Egyptian fisherman has been jailed for 25 years for smuggling nearly 3,800 migrants across the Mediterranean in a £12 million operation, exploiting individuals.

Egyptian fisherman who arranged migrant boats to Europe jailed for 25 years in the UK

Published on 20/05/2025 – 16:20 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT An Egyptian man based in the UK who smuggled thousands of migrants from north Africa to Italy as part of a £12 million (€14mn) operation has been jailed for 25 years. Ahmed Ebid, a former fisherman, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court in London on Tuesday, having pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration. He is thought to be the first person in the UK convicted of organisi…