SloveniaGerman police, in coordination with Europol, dismantled an organized human trafficking network operating through the Mediterranean and the Balkans. The operation involved raids in Germany and Serbia, resulting in the arrest of several suspects, including three men detained in Serbia. The criminal group had illegally transported approximately 125 people, mostly Syrian citizens, into Germany between October 2024 and August 2026, charging them between €6,500 and €7,800 per person. The traffickers used overcrowded and dangerous boats from Libya to the Italian island of Lampedusa, with some vessels carrying up to 61 people without safety equipment. Authorities suspect the network collaborated closely with armed militias in Libya. One of the main suspects, a 26-year-old Syrian citizen, was previously caught four times using counterfeit money worth between €30,000 and €100,000. Another suspect, linked to the Al-Saravi network, was identified by Europol as a 'very important target' due to his high rank within the criminal hierarchy. A separate arrest in Belgrade targeted another Syrian man involved in a different trafficking network that transported migrants through Serbia, Hungary, Bosnia
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