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Suspected people-smuggling mastermind from Egypt held in UK

An Egyptian man suspected of organizing the smuggling of thousands of people aboard “death traps” from North Africa into Italy has been arrested in London, British police said on Thursday. The 40-year-old man was detained in west London…

Cairo airport customs foil trafficking of drugs, swords

Tighter security measures by customs authorities at Cairo International Airport have helped thwart several smuggling attempts, officials said. Separate attempts to smuggle memory cards, drugs and swords into Egypt were foiled at terminal…

Bodies of 18 smuggled Afghan migrants returned to Kabul

The bodies of 18 Afghan migrants who died while being smuggled into Bulgaria were returned to Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Taliban government’s Foreign Ministry said. Bulgarian authorities discovered…