Ten suspected migrant traffickers arrested in Italy
Border police in northwestern Italy arrested 10 people who allegedly took undocumented migrants from Italy to France at least 16 times.
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North Macedonia police find 53 migrants crammed into a truck
Police in North Macedonia have found 53 migrants crammed inside a truck. The driver of the vehicle has been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a human trafficking gang.
'Hear the cries of migrants', pope says ahead of anti-trafficking day
In a video message posted to the website ''thepopevideo.org'' on February 6, Pope Francis called proceeds from human trafficking "blood money".
Interpol deals blow to trafficking and smuggling rings in Balkans
Over 200 suspected traffickers and migrant smugglers have been arrested in an Interpol-led operation. Victims of the rings came from 14 different countries.
Traffickers sentenced after Moroccan migrant's death
Nine people smugglers have been sentenced to up to ten years in prison, in connection to an incident in the western Mediterranean that led to the death of a young Moroccan migrant in 2018.
UK: Suspect charged over migrant truck deaths
British prosecutors have charged a 23-year-old man over the deaths of 39 people from Vietnam in a refrigeration truck. The case has highlighted the dangers of illegal migration to Britain.
Italian cops bust international migrant trafficking gang
Italian police carried out a major operation across the country to bust a group of human traffickers. The suspects allegedly smuggled migrants from Asia to Western Europe for up to 8,000 euros per person.
Traffickers' boat will help rehabilitate juvenile convicts in Naples, Italy
The Blue Marlin II was once used to smuggle people from the Albania to Italy. Now, the boat will help rehabilitate young Italian criminals.
Sicily: Two Nigerians get 26-year jail terms for torturing migrants
A court in the Sicilian city of Agrigento sentenced two Nigerian citizens to 26 years in jail each on charges of human trafficking, abduction and sexual violence. The two men were accused of torturing migrants in Libya.
Italy: 11 people accused of trafficking, coercing Nigerian girls into prostitution
Italian authorities have issued arrest warrants against 11 Nigerians. The suspects are accused of recruiting young women and minors in Nigeria and then coercing them into prostitution in Rome.
Refugee chaperones are accessories to traffickers, German court rules
A refugee who was told by a smuggler to look after several women and children during the perilous journey to Europe also committed a crime, the court ruled. "The defendant is both victim and perpetrator," the judge said.
German police raids expose people smuggling gang
German police units coordinated a series of raids on 18 premises across six federal states on November 13 in an operation targeting criminal gangs involved in the illegal smuggling of migrants.