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Human smuggler admits smuggling migrants from Southern Libya border region to Western Libya for boat crossing to EU
A human smuggler apprehended by the CID has admitted to smuggling migrants from Southern Libya border region for purpose of transferring them to Western Libya for boat crossing to EU.
The details of the raid and arrest by the CID were contained in a recent information shared by Migrant Rescue Watch.
The information reads: “CID in response to citizens’ report carried out raid on uninhabited rest house in Korfa 9 area east of Ajdabiya and apprehended 10 undocumented #migrants of Eritrean and Ethiopian nationalities.”
According to Migrant Rescue Watch, the group was left at the location by a human smuggler without food or water. “Further police investigation led to arrest of the property owner who during interrogation admitted to smuggling the group from Southern border region for purpose of transferring them to Western Libya for boat crossing to EU. The accused and the #migrants were referred to public prosecution for legal action.”