Eurojust reviews migrant smuggling trends and plans future cooperation
Prosecutors warn networks increasingly operate outside the EU using digital recruitment and informal money flows.
Eurojust prosecutors met to take stock of evolving migrant smuggling trends and discuss how prosecutors across borders should strengthen future cooperation.
They said migrant smuggling networks are increasingly operating from outside the EU, shifting how they move money and how they recruit new participants.
Instead of relying on formal systems, networks are using informal channels to transfer funds.
The prosecutors also highlighted the role of social media and digital platforms, which can be used for advertising and recruitment.
At the annual meeting, prosecutors discussed how to adapt their response as criminal activity changes and as smuggling operations become more international.
The meeting focused on future coordination between prosecutors to improve cross-border action against migrant smuggling networks.
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Source:
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