People smuggler faces jail after he made who £12m while claiming benefits

The kingpin of an international people smuggling ring is facing years in jail after judge found he made up to £12m flooding Europe with migrants while on state benefits. Egyptian Ahmed Ebid, 42, organised ‘death trap’ boat crossings across the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy between 3 October 2022 and 21 July 2023. The former fisherman, who came to the UK on a small boat, was working with people smuggling networks in north Africa to organise boats to bring over…