EU: New Europol Team to Combat Human Smuggling Gangs in Mediterranean

20:44, March 18, 2015

Europol, the European Union’s Netherlands-based police agency,launcheda new initiative to tackle human trafficking gangs operating across the Mediterraneanon Tuesday.

According to Europol estimates, smuggling gangs sent 220,000 migrants on dangerous routes over the Mediterranean to states in the EU in 2014 alone, in a growing trend that has put migration pressure on European countries such as Greece and Italy.

The new intelligence-led operation, named JOT Mare, is to share information and cooperate with the international police organization Interpol, EU border agency Frontex, and the police forces of EU member states to track and break up smuggling networks.  Read more... (196 words)

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