Police in Italy said they had arrested 12 people allegedly involved in a ring that transported migrants from Tunisia to Sicily, with six suspects still unaccounted for, AFP reports. According to the report, the suspects, 11 Tunisians and seven Italians, allegedly used small boats with powerful engines to transport about 10 to 30 migrants at a time from various towns on the Tunisian coast to Sicily off Italy. The journey took under four hours, police said in a statement. The migrants were "subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment", and the trip put their lives in "serious danger", the police said. The crossing, paid for in cash in Tunisia before departure, cost between 3,000 Euros and 5,000 Euros per person, meaning […] Source
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