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French court convicts 18 people in migrant smuggling trial
The defendants were part of a smuggling gang accused of overseeing most Channel crossings on small boats from France to the UK from 2000 to 2022.
Eight arrested in Bulgaria migrant smuggling ring bust
Smugglers were charging up to €6,000 per head to smuggle migrants to Bulgaria, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Spanish hero saves migrants forced off speedboat at gunpoint
It took Javier González a minute to reach the migrants who had been forced from the speedboat off the Spanish coast, but by the time he got there, one of them had already died.
Brussels warns of 'consequences' of repeal of Niger anti-smuggling law
The Niger junta's decision to repeal an eight-year-old law designed to crack down on migrant smugglers could lead to an influx of migrants into Europe, according to EU home affairs chief Ylva Johansson.
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Migrant smugglers to face up to 15 years in prison under new EU rules
The European Commission is seeking to toughen penalties for human traffickers as the bloc struggles to bring down the number of migrants lured in by networks of smugglers.
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To truly disrupt the underpinnings of smuggling networks, mere security enhancements won't cut it. We might find more success in reducing the demand for smuggling services rather than suppressing its supply, Dr Luigi Achilli writes.
Bulgaria arrests alleged human smugglers in nationwide raids
Bulgaria has emerged as a transit point to enter central and western Europe through illicit means.
Austria tightens border security, as Hungary releases people smugglers
Budapest released hundreds of foreign prisoners convicted of people smuggling, and gave them just 72 hours to leave the country.
French police dismantle gang smuggling migrants across Channel
Six people were arrested and taken into custody during the operation.
Germany arrests four members of suspected migrant smuggling ring
The criminal gang allegedly trafficked Middle Eastern migrants to Germany via Poland and Belarus.
Portugal arrests 35 people over suspected migrant smuggling ring
The criminal gang allegedly exploited migrants on farms in the southern Alentejo region.
Two suspected smugglers arrested after Budapest gunfight, police chase
The men had fled the authorities in a van carrying 21 suspected migrants.
Police arrest 39 people on suspicion of smuggling migrants to UK
The suspects are accused of trafficking up to 10,000 people across the English Channel in small boats in the last year.
Europol operation targets online trafficking of Ukrainian refugees
Nine suspects and nine possible victims have been identified so far, with suspicious posts found in 14 different countries in one single day.
Austrian government dismantles international migrant smuggling group
The network had allegedly trafficked thousands of Syrian refugees to Western Europe.
Belgian court sentences migrant smuggling leader for UK lorry deaths
Vo Van Hong was found guilty of leading a human trafficking group based in Belgium.