A man who aided and abetted migrants to leave the island was this evening jailed seven years.

Gordon Dimech, 36, of Hamrun was jailed after eight of nine jurors found him guilty.

Mr Dimech was accused that he was paid some €5,800 to help the migrants to leave Malta on a speedboat.

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