The Investigation Unit of Zuwara Security Directorate has intercepted a group of illegal immigrants in the eastern part of the city while on their way to start their trip to Italy.
On its website, the Zuwara Security Directorate clarified that a joint security force from the northern and southern police stations detected a boat that was about to carry illegal immigrants on Friday night and managed to bring down the smuggling operation in the early hours of Saturday.
The Directorate added that around 47 illegal migrants were arrested from African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationalities, noting that search is still on for persons involved in the operation.
