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Africa: Migrants Paid Up to $500 Million in Smuggling Fees On European Sea Routes

AllAfrica · 22 Oct 2026

[UN News] The price tag for smuggling on European sea routes reached up to half a billion dollars last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN migration office, IOM, reported on Wednesday.

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