Suspected migrant smugglers arrested in Romania
Eighteen people from Afghanistan and Romania have been arrested in a major cross-border police operation. The men are suspected of smuggling mostly Afghan migrants in lorries from Romania into Germany.
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Balkan route: 144 suspected migrant smugglers arrested
Over 140 suspected people smugglers were arrested in an operation conducted by Frontex in central and southeastern Europe in early September.
Smuggling people from Afghanistan to Turkey
After the upheaval in Afghanistan, a large number of people are now trying to flee the Taliban. Many turn to people smugglers to get them out of the country. One smuggler spoke to DW about his criminal business.
Alleged trafficker arrested on Canary Islands
Spanish authorities have arrested a man on charges of manslaughter, and aiding and abetting illegal immigration. He is accused of being responsible for an incident in the Atlantic that left at least 14 people dead.
Greece, Iraq to help Lithuania cope with migrant arrivals from Belarus
The Iraqi government says it will probe the smuggling of migrants after more than 1,500 mainly Iraqi nationals have crossed into Lithuania from Belarus over the past two months. Moreover, the Greek government plans to provide Lithuania with expertise and technical support.
UK military base to stop smugglers as more migrants reach EU via northern Cyprus
Authorities at a British military base on Cyprus have hired additional officers and procured detection equipment to better thwart irregular immigration. The move comes as more migrants have continued to arrive from the Turkish-administered northern part of the island.
Serbian police dismantle migrant camp and detain suspected people smugglers
Serbian police announced on Sunday that they had discovered an "illegal migrant camp" on the border with Hungary and Romania. The police said that they had detained "suspected people smugglers" at the camp.
Man arrested in Italy for hiding two migrants in refrigerated truck
Italian authorities have arrested a Serbian citizen accused of taking two migrants to Italy illegally, including a 15-year-old. Sources said the migrants were hidden inside the refrigerated part of a truck driven by the suspect that had left from a port in Greece.
North Macedonia: 82 migrants 'hidden in vehicles' discovered by police
Police and border forces from North Macedonia and Slovenia conducted two operations on Friday in which they found a total of 82 migrants hidden in various vehicles.
Italy detains 8 migrant smugglers in international waters
The Italian authorities on Friday detained eight alleged migrant smugglers during an operation off the country's southern Calabria region coast on the "mother ship" of a boat intercepted Thursday with 37 migrants onboard. Some 35 of the migrants were unaccompanied migrants.
Numbers of migrants crossing English Channel continue to rise
The numbers of migrants attempting to or succeeding in crossing the Channel between Europe and the UK continue to rise. After a spell of good weather, more than 600 people have been intercepted by UK Border Forces in the last few days.
Police raid people-smuggling network in Germany, Slovakia
Police have carried out raids across Germany, as well as in Slovakia, in an operation against people smuggling gangs. Thay made two arrrests and found dozens of individuals at properties in several German states.