A court on Friday convicted a
Moroccan national of smuggling an underage compatriot into
Italy, sentencing him to five years in prison and a 16,000-euro
fine.
Prosecutors said the 50-year-old culprit charged the minor
7,000 euros to get him across the border, stuffing him into a
compartment built between seats of his van and then taking it on
a ferry from Tangiers to Genoa in April 2013.
The defendant admitted to the smuggling, but said he only
charged him 3,500 euros, which he needed because of family
problems.
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