People traffickers target Spain to exploit new route into Europe
2018-01-21 09:36:30 source:The Times
January 20, 2018
People traffickers are adopting the tactics of drug smugglers as migrants increasingly make Spain the route into Europe.
Swift motor launches have swapped hashish for human cargo as they head to southern Spanish beaches from Africa.
Figures released yesterday showed that 22,900 people arrived in Spain from Morocco or Algeria last year, more than double the previous year, according to Frontex, Europe’s border agency, although estimates vary.
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