Spanish-led police raid smashes a vast Mediterranean smuggling network, arresting 78

Spanish-led police raid smashes a vast Mediterranean smuggling network, arresting 78  Toronto Star

Spanish authorities have dismantled a major criminal network involved in trafficking migrants, drugs and weapons across the Western Mediterranean

Investigators believe the group was responsible for at least 64 migrant smuggling operations in which more than 2,000 people were brought to Spain, generating profits of more than €24 million.

Investigators believe the group was responsible for at least 64 migrant smuggling operations in which more than 2,000 people were brought to Spain, generating profits of more than €24 million.

Investigators believe the group was responsible for at least 64 migrant smuggling operations in which more than 2,000 people were brought to Spain, generating profits of more than €24 million.

Spanish police said Friday they had dismantled what they called one of the largest criminal networks involved in smuggling migrants across the Mediterranean, arresting 78 people and seizing 18 high-speed boats.