Spanish police dismantle network for smuggling Syrian immigrants
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Spanish police announced on Sunday that they dismantled a network for smuggling Syrian immigrants from Lebanon to Spain, Germany, Norway.
The police arrested 19 suspects of a criminal network involved in illegal smuggling, of which six have entered pretrial detention.
The police stated that they “disrupted the logistical structure of a criminal organization specialized in smuggling Syrian migrants” in Spain in cooperation with Europol and the German Federal Police.
Investigators noted that the dismantled network was part of an extensive criminal network throughout different countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. They received €20,000 per person to be smuggled by air, sea and land.
Over 12 million Syrians remained forcibly displaced, including almost 6.8 million within the country and 5.4 million living as refugees in neighboring countries, according to the UN.