Austrian police bust people smuggling ring

Austrian police have arrested a criminal group suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants into European countries. The group obtained more than EUR 50mn.

Izvor: Tanjug

Friday, 22.02.2013.

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VIENNA Austrian police have arrested a criminal group suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants into European countries. The group obtained more than EUR 50mn. The criminal organization even had its “field office” in Serbia. Austrian police bust people smuggling ring The group transferred around 5,000 Afghanis to Austria, the police have released, adding that the organization had its cells in Iran, Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Greece. Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said this was the biggest gang that smuggled illegal immigrants into European countries. The group recruited people, primarily Afghanis, in Iran and then they would be taken to Turkey. Around 15 groups of illegal immigrants were smuggled across the border every week. The illegal immigrants were then taken to Greece where the organization had its headquarters. The immigrants usually paid the group between EUR 8,000 and EUR 12,000. Once in Greece, they were provided with houses and apartments but they were subjected to forced labor. “This is an obvious case of people smuggling. Transit routes to Austria led through Italy, Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary and they also used Schwechat airport,” Mikl-Leitner explained. In December 2011, the police arrested the first member of the gang. It took 17 months of investigation and cooperation with Greek and Turkish police to bust the organization and identify main suspects. The police stressed that this was not just one gang but an entire organization. According to Austrian People Smuggling Department Chief Gerald Tatzgern, the organization had many members and cells in Serbia and Hungary and especially in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Tanjug

Austrian police bust people smuggling ring

The group transferred around 5,000 Afghanis to Austria, the police have released, adding that the organization had its cells in Iran, Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Greece.

Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said this was the biggest gang that smuggled illegal immigrants into European countries.

The group recruited people, primarily Afghanis, in Iran and then they would be taken to Turkey. Around 15 groups of illegal immigrants were smuggled across the border every week.

The illegal immigrants were then taken to Greece where the organization had its headquarters. The immigrants usually paid the group between EUR 8,000 and EUR 12,000. Once in Greece, they were provided with houses and apartments but they were subjected to forced labor.

“This is an obvious case of people smuggling. Transit routes to Austria led through Italy, Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary and they also used Schwechat airport,” Mikl-Leitner explained.

In December 2011, the police arrested the first member of the gang. It took 17 months of investigation and cooperation with Greek and Turkish police to bust the organization and identify main suspects.

The police stressed that this was not just one gang but an entire organization.

According to Austrian People Smuggling Department Chief Gerald Tatzgern, the organization had many members and cells in Serbia and Hungary and especially in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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