(ANSA) - Taranto, June 17 - Police say a suspected human
smuggler was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly arrived at an
Italian port with a group of 1,205 migrants.
Waheb Abdel, 34, of Tunisia faces charges of aiding and
abetting illegal immigration after Monday night's landing.
Syrian migrants on the boat reportedly named Abdel and
assisted police in putting together the activities of human
traffickers between Libya and Tunisia.
The migrants reported that they had made a long journey,
crossing the deserts of North Africa, before sailing from the
Tunisian coast.
They said they paid up to $1,000 per person.
Suspected human smuggler arrested
Navy say man was caught with arriving migrants