An international investigation into people smuggling networks has resulted in the arrest 18 men suspected of trafficking migrants from Greece to northern Europe. More than 100 migrants were rescued from... read more →
A “violent and dangerous” mafia boss has been told he will spend at least 10 years in an Australian jail and likely face deportation back to Italy after he was... read more →
Police in Albania have announced a nationwide crackdown on marijuana cultivation, which has increased to such a degree in the country that it has become known as the “outdoor cannabis... read more →
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 →
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 →
Police in Italy have broken up a ring of drug traffickers who imported huge quantities of cocaine into the country from South America. In cooperation with law enforcement officers from... read more →
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his oil minister accepted massive bribes as part of a $1.3 billion (€1.23 billion) deal involving European oil firms ENI and Shell, according to... read more →
A Tunisian people smuggler has been sentenced to 18 years in jail after being found guilty of causing the deaths of 700 migrants. Italian prosecutors argued that Mohammed Ali Malek... read more →
