Asylum Seeker Accused of Running £12 Million Migrant Smuggling Operation Days After Arriving

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An Egyptian national who arrived in Britain on a small boat is accused of orchestrating a £12 million people-smuggling operation, transporting over 3,700 migrants from Africa to Europe. Ahmed Ebid allegedly arranged for dangerously overcrowded fishing boats to carry migrants across the Mediterranean, charging them an average of £3,700 per journey.

 

Southwark Crown Court heard that Ebid reached the UK in October 2022 via a small boat crossing. Within days of his arrival, from a home provided to him in Isleworth, west London, he began arranging crossings from Libya to Italy. Over the next six months, he coordinated seven such journeys, underscoring the role UK-based smuggling networks play in facilitating illegal migration into Europe and eventually across the English Channel.

 

The boats used were small, wooden fishing vessels described as “death traps,” each carrying hundreds of migrants. One of the boats reportedly held 700 people. Calls for emergency rescues were made to the Italian coastguard as these unsafe boats became stranded at sea.

 

 

The National Crime Agency (NCA) placed a covert listening device in Ebid’s home, capturing conversations between him and his contacts in Libya. These recordings revealed how he managed the crossings, maintained contact with the boats, and dictated operational decisions. Prosecutor Frederick Hookway stated that Ebid’s Facebook profile referred to him as “Captain” and gang members addressed him as “boss” in their communications.

 

In one recorded conversation, Ebid was heard warning: “The most dangerous trip to Europe is this trip, be aware.” In another, he issued strict instructions prohibiting mobile phones on the boats, saying: “Phones is not all allowed … [they] will be killed, thrown into the sea.”

He also used coded language to discuss the boats, referring to them as “cars.” In one exchange, he said: “I buy a car and load it for my own benefit. There is nothing wrong with that, all my own capital.”

 

Ebid allegedly sought the exact locations of the migrant boats before using a satellite phone to call the Italian coastguard to request rescue operations.

 

The court heard that Ebid has admitted to conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration. He is accused of procuring boats and crews, providing technical guidance during crossings, and arranging accommodation for migrants before their journeys. However, he claims he was not a central figure in the operation, arguing that his involvement was motivated by the hope that his own family would be given passage on one of the boats. The trial is ongoing.

 

An NCA spokesperson highlighted the dangers of such operations: “The type of boats organised crime groups use for these crossings are death traps, and sadly many people have died after incidents in the Mediterranean, demonstrating the danger.”

 

In 2023, tens of thousands of migrants attempted to cross the Mediterranean, arriving on the islands of Lampedusa and Sicily, as well as mainland Italy. The International Organization for Migration recorded at least 3,155 deaths or disappearances of migrants making the journey that year.

 

The surge in migration from North Africa has fueled political tensions in Italy. The issue was a central theme in the election of Giorgia Meloni as prime minister in October 2022, with her government prioritizing efforts to curb illegal migration.

 

Based on a report by The Times  2025-03-20

 

 

[JonnyF]

If convicted, I'm sure he will get a light sentence under the 2 tier sentencing guidelines and then be allowed to stay in the UK as sending him back would infringe his human rights under the ECHR.

 

British immigration and British "justice" is completely broken. 

[mikeymike100]

"Southwark Crown Court heard that Ebid reached the UK in October 2022 via a small boat crossing. Within days of his arrival, from a home provided to him in Isleworth, west London"

 

So this illegal arrives on a small boat is given free accommodation and other stuff no doubt, then immediately decides to start a lucrative illegal business?  Nothing like cutting of the hands that feeds you? Maybe they should cut his hand off, like they would do where he is from and teach him a lesson. In the UK if found guilty, he will probably get community service as he a non white foreigener?

[Yagoda]

57 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

If convicted, I'm sure he will get a light sentence under the 2 tier sentencing guidelines and then be allowed to stay in the UK as sending him back would infringe his human rights under the ECHR.

 

British immigration and British "justice" is completely broken. 

Human Trafficking is worth 20 years in the USA high, its a high level crime. And the Trump justice Department arent going to be soft on crimes like that.

 

Just as an aside, the biggest NGO chasers of paedos here in Cambodia love American paedos. Not because they are more of them, but because its great for stats and publicity. Catch an American doing the kiddy diddle and he gets automatically whisked off to San Diego on a no bail, then will get almost guaranteed 20 years in Protective Custody.

 

Ship a Canadian or a Brit home for that and they get 5 years and come back again. 

[Watawattana]

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

a home provided to him in Isleworth, west London

Not exactly the cheapest of areas for housing too!  Crazy.

[JonnyF]

13 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Ship a Canadian or a Brit home for that and they get 5 years and come back again. 

 

Lucky to get even 5 years in the UK.

 

If you're of a certain Demographic they try to brush it under the carpet to avoid "community tensions", and even if charged the new 2 tier sentencing guidelines will take care of you. 

[John Drake]

5 hours ago, JonnyF said:

If convicted, I'm sure he will get a light sentence under the 2 tier sentencing guidelines and then be allowed to stay in the UK as sending him back would infringe his human rights under the ECHR.

 

British immigration and British "justice" is completely broken. 

 

Might even get a government NGO grant to improve his "services."

[digger70]

Asylum Seeker Accused of Running £12 Million Migrant Smuggling Operation Days After Arriving 

 

 Who's the Idiot that let them come into the country.

One way to fix this for good , Close the borders  Permanently and Get rid of the Non Registered ones  .