Security & Foreign Affairs
Spain Crackdown on Speedboat Migrant Smuggling
Spanish authorities, with Europol's support, have arrested 24 individuals in a crackdown on a speedboat migrant smuggling network. The suspects, of Algerian, Moroccan, and Spanish nationality, operated primarily from Almería, Spain. This operation disrupts a significant criminal network, enhancing border security and combating human trafficking in the Mediterranean region. Further investigations are ongoing to dismantle the wider organisation.
EU-supported operation arrests 24 in major migrant smuggling crackdown in Spain.