Migrants paid up to $500 million in smuggling fees on European sea routes

A immigration story from the U.S., reported by UN News.

Immigration · the U.S. · October 21, 2026

From UN News

The price tag for smuggling on European sea routes reached up to half a billion dollars last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN migration office, IOM, reported on Wednesday.

Reported by UN News, October 21, 2026. Read the full story at UN News →

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