(Sky News) A people smuggler who helped migrants cross the Channel on small boats and posted videos from successful customers has been jailed for 17 years for immigration offences.
Amanj Hasan Zada, an Iranian national living in Preston, advertised on social media and shared clips of people thanking him for his services.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) linked him to three separate crossings from France to the UK in November and December last year involving Kurdish migrants.
The groups had travelled through Eastern Europe into Germany, Belgium and France before making it to Britain.
However, the NCA believes the Iranian national was involved in many more similar operations.
