US Edition2 people smugglers sentenced to 9 years each in Spain for drowning deaths of migrants
- Two people smugglers received nine-year prison sentences for the deaths of four Moroccan migrants near Ceuta. The sentences were agreed upon without a trial.
- Each smuggler faced charges of negligent homicide and violating the rights of foreign nationals. They were also required to pay €205,000 to each victim's family.
- The smugglers pushed the migrants to jump overboard and swim to safety as winds worsened near Ceuta.
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2 people smugglers sentenced to 9 years each in Spain for drowning deaths of migrants
MADRID (AP) -- Two people smugglers have been sentenced to nine years each in prison for the deaths of four Moroccan migrants who drowned after they were forced to jump out of a boat last year near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa, prosecutors said Thursday.
2 people smugglers sentenced to 9 years each in Spain for drowning deaths of migrants
MADRID (AP) — Two people smugglers have been sentenced to nine years each in prison for the deaths of four Moroccan migrants who drowned after they were forced to jump out of a boat last year near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa. The prosecutor’s office in Ceuta said the sentences were decided on without trial after a plea deal was reached with the men. Officials said the pair picked up nine young men in a recreational boat in Moroc…
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2 people smugglers sentenced to 9 years each in Spain for drowning deaths of migrants
Two people smugglers have been sentenced to nine years each in prison for the deaths of four Moroccan migrants who drowned after they were forced to jump out of a
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