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Spanish Police Bust Migrant Smuggling Ring, 11 Arrested

12/4/2025

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Spanish police dismantled a crime ring smuggling hundreds of migrants to farms in eastern Spain.
Eleven people were arrested, and investigators identified over 300 potential victims, mainly from Nepal.
The migrants entered the Schengen area on tourist visas and were moved to rural areas in Alicante, Valencia, and Zaragoza.
Police seized cash, forged documents, and phones.
One Nepalese man died in an accident involving unsafe transport vans.

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Story summary

Spanish police dismantled a crime ring smuggling hundreds of migrants to farms in eastern Spain.
Eleven people were arrested, and investigators identified over 300 potential victims, mainly from Nepal.
The migrants entered the Schengen area on tourist visas and were moved to rural areas in Alicante, Valencia, and Zaragoza.
Police seized cash, forged documents, and phones.
One Nepalese man died in an accident involving unsafe transport vans.