Italy arrests 12 people over speed boat migrant trips from Tunisia

World
Wednesday, 21 Feb 2024
10:01 PM MYT

ROME (Reuters) - Italian police said on Wednesday they had arrested 12 suspected human traffickers for allegedly organising high-speed transfers for at least 73 illegal migrants from Tunisia to Europe.

Expert pilots operated the speed boats crossing from Tunisia to Marsala in Sicily between June and September last year, police said in a statement, describing them as "VIP trips".

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