Germany: Four people smuggling suspects arrested
German police has arrested four suspects who are accused of smuggling at least 300 migrants and refugees from Syria and Iraq to Germany. Police say that the men charged up to €10,000 per person.
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Fact check: Three myths that migrant smugglers tell
Smugglers tell refugees and migrants lies and distorted versions of the truth to convince them to take dangerous irregular journeys to the European Union. The fact checking team debunks common claims.
Rescue operation launched in Greece for hundreds of migrants
Greek authorities said Tuesday that a search and rescue operation was underway in rough waters off the island of Crete. They are reportedly looking for as many as 500 migrants.
Italy: Police uncover alleged smuggling ring bringing in migrants from Tunisia
Police in southern Italy say that they have uncovered a migrant smuggling ring operating between Tunisia and the Italian island of Sicily. Twelve people were reportedly arrested, police were unable to track down six other suspects.
Bangladeshi smuggling suspect arrested
A Bangladeshi man, suspected of migrant smuggling and human trafficking, has been arrested in Bangladesh. The man is accused of smuggling Bangladeshis to Europe through Libya.
Suspected Afghan migrant smuggler arrested in northern Italy
Italian authorities have arrested an Afghan national accused of smuggling migrants across the country's border with France. The man was arrested in the Upper Susa Valley along the border with France on Sunday.
German police arrest two suspected migrant smugglers
Federal Police have searched five apartments in the southern German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, resulting in the arrest of two suspected smugglers. More than 90 police officers were deployed during the operation in total.
Greece: Police break up migrant smuggling gang
Greek police have arrested three Greek nationals and six foreigners in a migrant smuggling crackdown. The suspected smugglers had been bringing migrants from Turkey across the Evros River to Greece for months, charging thousands of dollars per individual.
German police dismantle smuggling ring
Investigators in Germany's western state of North Rhine-Westphalia have arrested several suspected smugglers during a raid on Thursday. Two men and one woman were arrested after being issued warrants in the run-up to the operation.
UK arrests suspected smuggler in operation against criminal gangs
Police in Britain have arrested an Albanian woman who is suspected of helping migrants to cross the English Channel by irregular routes. The UK is doubling down on its fight against illegal entries into the country.
Eritrean wanted on trafficking charges extradited to Italy
A 35-year-old Eritrean man wanted by Italian authorities on human trafficking charges has been arrested in Ethiopia and extradited to Italy. Ghebremedin Temeschen Ghebru was wanted for over a year as the alleged leader of a "transnational association operating between Central Africa, Maghreb countries, Italy and Northern Europe" for migrant trafficking, Italian police said.