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Spain busts Bangladeshi-run migrant smuggling ring
Police say at least 350 people from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka were smuggled in by the group.
16 hours ago
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019...n-migrant-smuggling-ring-190503133458469.html
Over 7,800 migrants have entered Spain since the start of the year, mostly by boat from Morocco, according to the IOM [File: Regis Duvignau/Reuters]
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The migrants allegedly paid the ring between 14,000-20,000 euros ($15,500-$22,000) for the journey, police said in a statement on Friday, adding that 11 people had been arrested in Barcelona where the group was based.
The migrants were flown to Algeria, from where they crossed into neighbouring Morocco by foot and were then taken by motorboat across the Mediterranean into Spain.
At least 350 people from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were smuggled in by the group, the statement added.
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Hatred and dangerous nostalgia in Spain's far-right farming town
The ring comprised several cells. One was charged with recruiting the refugees, another organised their stay in transit countries while a third arranged the Mediterranean Sea crossing.
The gang fraudulently obtained Algerian entry visas for the migrants in India.
Once the migrants were in Spain, they were provided with fake passports or fake Bangladeshi police certificates stating they had no criminal records which they used to obtain Spanish residency permits.
Spain is the most popular entry point for refugees and migrants seeking a better life in Europe after Greece.
Over 7,800 migrants have entered Spain since the start of the year, mostly by boat from Morocco, according to the United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM). The vast majority were from Africa.
Police say at least 350 people from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka were smuggled in by the group.
16 hours ago
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019...n-migrant-smuggling-ring-190503133458469.html
Over 7,800 migrants have entered Spain since the start of the year, mostly by boat from Morocco, according to the IOM [File: Regis Duvignau/Reuters]
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The migrants allegedly paid the ring between 14,000-20,000 euros ($15,500-$22,000) for the journey, police said in a statement on Friday, adding that 11 people had been arrested in Barcelona where the group was based.
The migrants were flown to Algeria, from where they crossed into neighbouring Morocco by foot and were then taken by motorboat across the Mediterranean into Spain.
At least 350 people from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were smuggled in by the group, the statement added.
READ MORE
Hatred and dangerous nostalgia in Spain's far-right farming town
The ring comprised several cells. One was charged with recruiting the refugees, another organised their stay in transit countries while a third arranged the Mediterranean Sea crossing.
The gang fraudulently obtained Algerian entry visas for the migrants in India.
Once the migrants were in Spain, they were provided with fake passports or fake Bangladeshi police certificates stating they had no criminal records which they used to obtain Spanish residency permits.
Spain is the most popular entry point for refugees and migrants seeking a better life in Europe after Greece.
Over 7,800 migrants have entered Spain since the start of the year, mostly by boat from Morocco, according to the United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM). The vast majority were from Africa.
