Bosnia and Croatia arrest eight suspected migrant smugglers
Bosnian authorities on Wednesday said they arrested eight people suspected of migrant trafficking and prevented the smuggling of 45 migrants into the European Union.
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Police arrest 26 over UK Vietnamese migrant truck deaths
Police in France and Belgium have arrested more than two dozen suspects over the deaths last year of 39 Vietnamese migrants in the UK. The suspects are accused of belonging to an illegal smuggling organization.
Heroin trafficking in Sardinia reception center, 8 migrants arrested
Italian authorities arrested eight people as part of an investigation into drug trafficking managed at a migrant reception center in Trinità d'Agultu on the island of Sardinia.
Greece: Two Afghan migrants receive jail terms following riots
Two Afghan men have been found guilty by Greek courts and sentenced to jail for six years and nine months each. The men are alleged to have taken part in riots on Tuesday at a migrant detention center in northern Greece. They deny any wrongdoing.
New protest at Turin repatriation center, five police injured
Five police officers were slightly injured during a protest at the Turin migrant repatriation center in northern Italy on Monday. Some migrants set fire to mattresses and other objects; five people were arrested.
Three arrested in Sicily for torturing refugees in Libya
Italian authorities have arrested three people accused of detaining and torturing dozens of migrants, who were hoping to travel to Italy, at a camp in Libya. The three suspects face charges including human trafficking.
Migrants stopped in Tunisia, 'thwarted departures to Italy'
Tunisian authorities stopped a group of migrants who were allegedly trying to reach Italy illegally over the weekend. They arrested the four alleged organizers, who are being investigated for "forming an organised crime group aimed at illegally leaving the maritime border."
Police arrest two in raid at migrant shantytown near Foggia
Italian authorities carried out an operation at a shantytown in Borgo Mezzanone, in Foggia, and arrested two migrants.
Greek police arrest migrants in raids and at airports
Authorities in Greece have stepped up efforts to detain migrants without residence permits. Police have made a number of arrests in Thessaloniki and at some of the country's major airports.
Eight arrested for Tunisia-to-Sicily migrant trafficking
The Italian authorities have arrested four Italians and four Tunisians on charges of aiding and abetting clandestine immigration and cigarette smuggling. The group stands accused of organizing' ghost trips' between Tunisia and Sicily.
Greek coast guard busts alleged smuggling ring
The Greek coast guard arrested five people for alleged migrant smuggling on Sunday. The ring that transported migrants from Greece to Italy had been active for months, the coast guard said.
3 people arrested for 'driving undocumented migrants to Germany'
Italian police have arrested three foreign nationals suspected of taking undocumented migrants from Italy to Germany.