Police bust people smuggling network

Police across Europe have busted an Iraqi-run network that smuggled illegal immigrants into the continent for fees of up to 12,000 euros ($18,630) per person, European officials said on Monday. "This was one of the largest coordinated actions against...

Police across Europe have busted an Iraqi-run network that smuggled illegal immigrants into the continent for fees of up to 12,000 euros ($18,630) per person, European officials said on Monday.

"This was one of the largest coordinated actions against people smugglers ever, involving more than 1,300 police officers," Europol and Eurojust, the continent's Hague-based police and prosecution agencies, said in a joint statement.

They said police had arrested 75 people in joint investigations in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and Britain.

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