Joint Gibraltar and Spanish police operation against immigrant trafficking: 47 persons arrested

The police say that 47 persons have been arrested during a joint Policia Nacional and Royal Gibraltar Police operation targeting an organised crime group trafficking migrants from Morocco into Spai

n and various other European countries. Over 130 Moroccan nationals trafficked into Spain.
Each migrant trafficked from Morocco was charged between 7000-8000 euros, resulting in the organised crime group deriving over 1 million of euros in profit from their illicit activity.

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