Spanish-led police raid smashes a vast Mediterranean smuggling network, arresting 78
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A Spanish-led police raid resulted in the dismantling of a vast Mediterranean smuggling network, with 78 people arrested. The network was involved in smuggling over 2,000 illegal migrants by sea, as well as drugs. The operation appears to have been a significant blow to the smuggling ring, with multiple sources describing it as one of the largest such networks.
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Spanish-led police raid smashes a vast Mediterranean smuggling network, arresting 78 abcnews.com · 59d ago broke it first
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