Man charged with human smuggling
Police charge a 34-year-old Egyptian national who is believed to have organised a clandestine trip to ferry migrants from Libya to Malta
26 April 2021, 3:54pm
by Kurt Sansone
The group of eight men was stopped by police as they walked from Żurrieq to Għar Lapsi last February. The speedboat they travelled on was found some days later abandoned in the area (Photos: Police)
An Egyptian national has been charged with human smuggling after using a speedboat to ferry a group immigrants to Malta from Libya.
The 34-year-old man, Ali Ali Mohammed Shakshuk, had been arrested along with seven Libyan nationals who were spotted in the area between Wied iż-Żurrieq and Għar Lapsi last February.