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Albanian police break up human smugglers network

Xinhua, February 10, 2017 Adjust font size:

Albanian authorities smashed a migrants' smuggling network, arresting six out of 18 alleged members of the group, police sources confirmed Thursday.

The six suspects face charges of bringing migrants from the Middle East and Africa to Western Europe, sources said.

The police operation, which kicked off last September, shed light on a network that was well organised.

Members of the network are believed to have transferred migrants first through Greece and then through Albania, Kosovo, Serbia and Hungary, before reaching Austria and Germany, the Albanian prosecution press office said.

According to police, the smugglers received between 900 euros and 1,250 euros per migrant (960 U.S. dollars and 1,333 U.S. dollars) for the journey. (1 euro = 1.07 U.S. dollars) Endit