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Migrant smuggling group was dismantled in Bulgaria

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The largest migrant smuggling group ever operating on Bulgarian territory has been dismantled in a large-scale international operation, the Prosecutor’s Office announced. The group consisted of local citizens and nationals of Iraq and Afghanistan who resided permanently in Bulgaria. It was part of an international channel for trafficking of people from Afghanistan. They were sent to Western Europe after being transported through Iran and Turkey.




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