Italy breaks up migrant smuggling ring, eight arrested
- On Aug 6, Italian police arrested eight people, dismantling a human smuggling ring that ferried migrants from Algeria to the island of Sardinia.
- Operating from Sardinia, the network provided forged documents and operational support to migrants; most originated from Algeria and Tunisia, with the group maintaining ties to a financier in France.
- About 100 law enforcement officers participated in operation "Phantom," with smugglers charging migrants $2,890 each for five documented crossings from the Algerian port of Kala to Sardinia.
- The eight suspects, all Algerians including an asylum-seeker residing in Sardinia, face charges of criminal association for aiding illegal migration and forging documents.
- Almost 17,000 migrants have arrived in Italy by boat so far in 2026, down from 37,000 during the same period last year, according to the interior ministry.
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On the powerful dinghy they should have carried irregular migrants in a triangle that put together Algeria, Sardinia and France. The Dda of Cagliari and the State Police have dismantled an organization...
(Rome=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min Gyeong-rak = An illegal immigration brokerage ring that secretly transported migrants from Algeria to the Italian island of Sardinia has been caught by Italian police...
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Times of Malta
Italy breaks up migrant smuggling ring, eight arrested
Italian police said Thursday they arrested eight people as they broke up a human smuggling ring that ferried migrants from Algeria to the island of Sardinia.The group allegedly used small boats to take about a dozen people at a time from the Algerian port of El Kala to Sardinia's southern coast.Migrants paid up to 2,500...
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