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Ethiopian Authorities Dismantle Brutal East African Smuggling Ring

ID: 4503b389-384f-5555-a7c7-993730663a41

STIX ID: report--4503b389-384f-5555-a7c7-993730663a41

Feed Name: Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Date Published: 2026-04-07

Date Updated: 2026-04-07

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**Executive Summary:** Ethiopian authorities arrested Yitbarek Dawit and nine accomplices accused of running a human trafficking network since 2018 that smuggled over 3,000 migrants from East Africa to Libya, where victims were detained, tortured for ransom, and many suffered death or sexual assault; more than 70 suspects have been identified and suspects have been transferred to the Ethiopian Justice Ministry.

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