Italy busts Mediterranean migrant trafficking ring
14 May 2023 |
7:13 am
Italian police brought dozens of suspected human smugglers into custody, after a nearly four-year-long probe. The suspects helped migrants travel by sea to Italy, then faciliated their journey to northern Europe.
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