The EU’s task force in the Mediterranean is failing to fulfil its primary role of tackling people smugglers, French MPs have warned. A French parliamentary report says that while Operation... read more →
Five hotel workers from northern France have been arrested on suspicion of helping an Albanian people smuggling gang traffic migrants into the UK. The hotel managers are accused of allowing... read more →
The Italian and Libyan governments have signed an agreement designed to stop migrant boats setting off from the North African country’s shoreline. As part of the deal, Italy will provide... read more →
Police in Italy have broken up an organised migrant smuggling gang that charged people €1,000 each to be trafficked into France in the back of overloaded vehicles. The operation was... read more →
Employees of Ireland’s flag-carrying airline helped a people smuggling gang make €18 million shipping migrants through Dublin Airport. The Garda National Immigration Bureau have arrested two Aer Lingus workers who... read more →
The European Union should equip and train the Libyan coastguard to stop people smugglers operating in the waters it patrols, according to an EU proposal put forward by Malta. The... read more →
Authorities in Germany arrested significantly fewer people smugglers in 2016 compared to the previous year, according to a report from Welt am Sonntag. Quoting official figures from Germany's Interior Ministry,... read more →
Police in Turkey yesterday freed six Pakistani nationals who were reportedly being held hostage by a people trafficking gang in Istanbul. The six captives - named as Fazal Amin, Adil... read more →
More than 5,000 refugees have perished while attempting to cross the Mediterranean this year, a new record as Europe’s migrants crisis continues. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) revealed the figure... read more →
Men and children are increasingly becoming the victims of human trafficking and modern slavery, the United Nations has warned. New data published by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime... read more →
