A pan-Europe police operation has led to the arrest of 75 people suspected of trafficking Iraqi Kurds into the EU.
The suspects, believed to belong to a network of Iraqi nationals, were detained in nine European countries.
European police agency Europol said it was one of the largest co-ordinated operations against people smuggling.
The migrants may have paid up to $18,500 (12,000 euros; Ј9,400) each to be taken from Iraq to northern Europe.
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Europol said police suspects were arrested in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and Britain.
(BBC)
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