(ANSA) - Pozzallo, August 28 - 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.
Alleged human smugglers caught after posting selfie
About 440 migrants, many fleeing Gaza conflict, paid $1 million