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Police foil human smuggling attempt in Murassas
Police in Murassas area have thwarted an attempted human smuggling operation and seized a vehicle carrying 23 undocumented #migrants of Egyptian nationality, Migrant Rescue Watch said.
It noted that all were transferred to Tobruk Security Directorate for completion of legal procedures and deportation.
In a related development, Migrant Rescue Watch said Police in Jalu seized a suspicious vehicle without license plates and arrested the Libyan driver (without driver’s license) for an attempted human smuggling of 5 undocumented #migrants of Chadian nationality.
During interrogation, it said the police was able to obtain information that led to arrest of another Chadian national who was acting as intermediary for human smugglers. “All remain in custody at the Jalu Oasis Security Directorate pending referral to public prosecution.”