Africa: Migrants Paid Up to $500 Million in Smuggling Fees On European Sea Routes
UN agencies said 190,000 to 209,000 people were smuggled on the four main sea routes to Europe in 2025.
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A joint report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) revealed that the proceeds of the smuggling networks of migrants across maritime routes to Europe amounted to about half a billion dollars last year.
Africa: Migrants Paid Up to $500 Million in Smuggling Fees On European Sea Routes
The price tag for smuggling on European sea routes reached up to half a billion dollars last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN migration office, IOM, reported on Wednesday.
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In 2025, human smuggling through European maritime routes reached a record high, reaching up to half a billion dollars. Despite the enormous sums paid to smugglers, thousands of migrants lost their lives or went missing during the perilous crossings. The latest UN and IOM report reveals the scale of this dramatic practice.
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Global Diaspora NewsMigrants paid up to $500 million in smuggling fees on European sea routes
The price tag for smuggling on European sea routes reached up to half a billion dollars last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN migration office, IOM, reported on Wednesday.
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