Germany German police target alleged human smuggling with nationwide raids The smuggling ring is accused of forging EU citizenship documents and placing the workers with large logistics companies. 08/12/2021
Austria Austria arrests 15 people suspected of smuggling migrants The suspects transported more than 700 people at a total cost of more than €2.5 million, police said. 27/11/2021
world news Police bust criminal group smuggling Afghan migrants to western Europe The criminals pushed migrants into the back of large lorries while drivers were sleeping, said Europol. 06/10/2021
Republic of North Macedonia North Macedonian police arrest six people over migrant smuggling ring Police in North Macedonia say they have "suppressed" a criminal ring that was smuggling Middle Eastern migrants into the country from Greece. 03/06/2021
Djibouti At least 20 dead after smugglers throw migrants from boat The drama unfolded as the migrants were travelling from Djibouti to Yemen. 04/03/2021
France Illegal workers from Moldova ‘smuggled into France on fake passports’ "The criminal group, organised by a Romanian national living in France, smuggled at least 40 Moldovan nationals to exploit them in the construction business in France," Europol said. 25/02/2021
United Kingdom Four men jailed for 78 years over migrant deaths in Essex lorry The four men were sentenced for 39 counts of manslaughter relating to Vietnamese migrants found dead in the back of a lorry in the UK. 22/01/2021
Italy Italian police arrest 19 over people smuggling ring Police said they dismantled a criminal organisation which was moving migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan to Italy and then into northern Europe. 05/12/2020
Greece Greek authorities 'break up migrant smuggling ring' on island of Kos Greek authorities say they have broken up a migrant smuggling ring that had been operating on the eastern Aegean island of Kos. 10/11/2020
Spain Spanish police dismantle two networks smuggling migrants into France Fifteen people have been arrested including three in the Spanish capital, Madrid, and one in Lleida, a city in the north-eastern province of Catalonia. 21/08/2020
France Migrants exploited harvesting grapes in Champagne region, court hears Six people and three companies have gone on trial in France, accused of exploiting migrants to harvest grapes for major winemakers in the Champagne region in 2018. 03/07/2020
world news UK lorry deaths investigation makes 26 arrests in Belgium and France The suspected smugglers were arrested in simultaneous early morning raids carried out in France and Belgium. They face up to 15 years in jail and a fine of up to €150,000 per victim. 28/05/2020
