Interpol conducts an operation resulting in over 260 arrests related to migrant smuggling networks
An international operation targeting organized criminal networks involved in migrant smuggling across the Mediterranean Sea and the West African Atlantic route resulted in 262 arrests. The operation intercepted 1,715 irregular migrants and identified 109 potential victims of human trafficking. Law enforcement and border management agencies from 16 countries participated in the crackdown.
- The operation identified 109 potential victims of human trafficking.
- Interpol announced the arrest of over 260 people and the discovery of 41 migrant smuggling networks in an operation.
- An international operation targeted organized criminal networks involved in migrant smuggling across the Mediterranean Sea and the West African Atlantic route.
- Interpol stated that the operation led to 434 new investigations being opened in the concerned countries.
- The operation involved law enforcement and border management agencies from 16 countries.
- 221 of those arrested were suspected of migrant smuggling.
- The police in France arrested six people suspected of organizing clandestine migrant passage.
- David Caunter deplores that smugglers exploit vulnerable populations.
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