Across three continents... The Spanish police announce the dismantling of a network that smuggled Syrian immigrants

ARK News… The Spanish police announced the dismantling of a criminal organization that smuggled Syrian migrants from Lebanon to Spain, Germany and Norway across three continents.

Investigations revealed that the network cooperated with criminal organizations in other countries, and received money through "remittances" that enabled it to earn about 2.5 million euros. According to France Presse Agency.

The police added in a statement that it had dismantled "in Spain the logistical structure of a criminal organization specialized in smuggling Syrian migrants," in cooperation with Europol and the German Federal Police.

According to the statement, the Spanish authorities arrested 19 people during the operation on suspicion of "belonging to a criminal organization and involvement in illegal immigration," and placed six of them in pretrial detention.

The Spanish police explained that "the migration route passed through three continents, Asia, Africa and Europe, by air, sea and land," and each immigrant paid the smugglers "20,000 euros."

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