Migrants paid up to $500 million in smuggling fees on European sea routes
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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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- Published 2026-10-21 12:00:00 UTC
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