Ahmad 
The patrols of the Sabratha Security Directorate in Libya were able to thwart a smuggling operation of irregular migrants near the seashore in the city.
In press statements, the director of the Directorate’s Information and Public Relations Office, Muhammad Shteiwi, explained that the specialized investigation and arrest patrols, in cooperation with other security services, were able to thwart the smuggling operation inside the abandoned quarries near the seashore.
Shteiwi added that the irregular migrants were in the stages of preparation to embark on an illegal journey to Europe and were arrested before they reached the shore.
Shteiwi confirmed that they were transferred to the directorate’s headquarters to complete the necessary legal procedures, in preparation for their delivery to shelter centers with the aim of deporting them to their countries.
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