Tunisia: thwarting 31 migrant smuggling operations and rescuing 335 people

The Tunisian authorities announced, on Thursday, that they had thwarted 31 irregular migration operations and rescued 1,335 people off the coast of Sfax, in the south of the country..

The General Administration of the National Guard said in a statement that its units thwarted 31 irregular migration operations off the coast of Sfax..

She added that 1,335 people of sub-Saharan African nationalities were rescued, according to the same statement.

The General Administration of the National Guard also reported that it had arrested 8 searched persons (wanted by security forces), including organizers (of immigration operations) and intermediaries, and seized 14 vehicles used in immigration.“.

On a weekly basis, the Tunisian authorities announce thwarting attempts at irregular migration to the coasts of Europe and arresting hundreds of migrants from Tunisia and other African countries..

(Anatolia)