Saturday, July 12, 2025
LibyaReview
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
LibyaReview
No Result
View All Result
Home Libya

Human Smuggler Arrested in West Libya

March 22, 2022
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Members of the Libyan Internal Security Service arrested a man on charges of manufacturing and selling wooden boats to human smugglers.

Upon his arrest, the human trafficker confessed to making the boats, which have led to the deaths of countless people. The agency confirmed that this reflects the state of Libya’s western coast, and how criminals exploit it for financial gains.

A video clip of the confession was published by the agency, and pointed out that among the smugglers are persons entrusted with maintaining security.

Last week, the Palestinian Embassy in Libya announced that it had managed to secure the release of 32 Palestinians, who had been held for a lack of legal travel documents.

In a statement, the Embassy said that their release came after great efforts by the acting Ambassador, Mohamed Rahhal with the Libyan authorities. It pointed out that efforts are underway to correct their legal status and residency in Libya.

Notably, a boat carrying about two dozen migrants capsized off the Libyan coast. At least 19 people are presumed dead, authorities said.

The shipwreck is the latest tragedy involving migrants crossing the Mediterranean. Libya has emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East, hoping for a better life in Europe.

Human traffickers have benefitted from the chaos in the country. People are smuggled through the country’s porous borders, before being packed into ill-equipped rubber boats, in risky voyages through the perilous central Mediterranean Sea route.

At least 192 migrants drowned along the central Mediterranean route in the first two months of 2022, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. More than 2,930 were intercepted and taken back to Libya. Once back, the migrants are typically taken to government-run detention centers, rife with abuse and ill-treatment.

In 2021, an estimated 32,425 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya. At least 1,553 are presumed to have drowned last year, according to IOM.

  • EU Calls on Libya to Explain Attack on Migrant Boat
  • 130 Migrants Drown off Libyan Coast
  • 5 Syrian Migrants Drown Off Libyan Coast
  • UNHCR: 91 Migrants Intercepted Off Libyan Coast
  • Humanitarian Ship Rescues 109 Migrants off Libyan Shores
Tags: Human TraffickerlibyaSecurity ServiceWest Libya
Next Post

Libyan Government: Dbaiba Sought to Postpone Elections

POPULAR CATEGORIES

  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

MUST READ

Libya’s Prosecutor Reports 461 Inmates Escape Amid Tripoli Clashes

Libya Signs Military Cooperation Agreement With Turkey

EU Mission Urges Calm & Peaceful Conflict Resolution in Libyan Capital

Libya & Jordan Discuss Expanding Military Cooperation

Libya Improves Energy Network to Support Oil Output

Libya Seeks Greater Benefits from OAPEC Membership

EDITOR PICKS

Libya & Saudi Arabia Discuss Gas Cooperation at OPEC Event

Libya Opens Probe into ICC-Wanted Security Official Osama Najim

Libya Improves Energy Network to Support Oil Output

Amnesty International Urges Greece to Reverse Asylum Suspension for Migrants from Libya

Libya & Jordan Discuss Expanding Military Cooperation

EU Mission Urges Calm & Peaceful Conflict Resolution in Libyan Capital

  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

© 2024 LR

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

© 2024 LR