Police were able to arrest seven alleged human smugglers after one of them took a selfie on a boat crammed with more than 440 migrants that arrived in Italy, authorities said Thursday.
The accused, all Egyptians, were tracked after one posted a photo of the smiling group from their boat crammed with desperate migrants, including about 100 Palestinians fleeing war in Gaza, police said.
It's believed that it took the smugglers about 13 days to collect enough migrants - who paid a total of $1 million - to stuff full the vessel.
Police said two other alleged human smugglers were later captured as well.
A large of number of children, many travelling without parents or guardians, were on the ship that included migrants fleeing war in Syria, police said.
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