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Malta intercepts 23 containers with boats to be used for human trafficking

Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 16:53 Last update: about 5 years ago

Malta today intercepted 23 containers with boats which were to be used to transport migrants illegally, the Prime Minister said.

In a post on Facebook, Robert Abela said Maltese authorities intercepted the containers as they were being taken to Libya.

They contained boats which were to be used by human traffickers to smuggle migrants, he said.

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Illum l-Awtoritajiet Maltin interċettaw 23 kontejner destinati lejn il-Libja li kien fihom opri ta' baħar maħsuba li...

Posted by Robert Abela on Tuesday, 13 October 2020
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