They called them "chicks." But they were humans, Syrians transported from Italy to Northern Europe — Denmark, Holland, and Germany in particular. It was a perfectly working machine: the organization's boss, a 37-year-old Egyptian citizen, was in touch with other traffickers in southern Italy. Migrants arrived in Sicily and were sent north to Milan, from where they were driven to northern European countries for between 500 and 1,000 euros each. The operation was uncovered after an Egyptian turned to police after being approached to perform driver duties for the organization.
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Migrant Trafficking Ring Broken Up in Northern Italy
They called them "chicks." But they were humans, Syrians transported from Italy to Northern Europe — Denmark, Holland, and Germany in particular. It was a perfectly working machine: the organization's boss, a...
by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
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