According to the news of the Italian ANSA agency, Catania Police Department Anti-Mafia teams captured 25 suspects, mostly from Guinea and Ivory, after following them for a while.
In the news, it was stated that the people in question were detained on charges of organizing and managing the journeys of irregular migrants who want to cross from Africa to Italy and from there to other European Union (EU) member countries.
In the news, it was noted that the operation against human smugglers was based on the testimony of an underage migrant on the bus stopped by the Catania Police on its way to the north of Italy.
On the other hand, irregular migration from Africa to Italy continues. During the night, a total of 402 more irregular migrants arrived in Lampedusa Island of Italy from Africa on 8 different boats.
According to the data of the Italian Ministry of Interior, the number of immigrants arriving in the country by sea between January 1 and April 24 was 36,610. In the same period of last year, this number was 9 thousand 89.