A man has been jailed for conspiring to assist unlawful immigration in what is believed to be the first conviction for organising crossings of the Mediterranean Sea from the UK. People smuggler Ahmed Ebid was today sentenced to 25 years at Southwark Crown Court for conspiring to assist unlawful immigration. The court heard he helped “ruthlessly and cynically” exploit migrants as part of a £12 million illegal boat crossing operation. He even told an associate to kill and throw into the sea any