Nationwide German Police Raids Target Syrian Migrant Smuggling Network
German police conducted raids across the country, resulting in the discovery of over 100 Syrian citizens suspected of being smuggled into Germany. The investigation involved more than 350 federal police officers executing arrest warrants and seizing evidence, including cell phones, sim cards, gold worth around 220,000 euros, and cash amounting to 16,000 euros. The suspects, who were already living in Germany as asylum-seekers, allegedly received payments of up to 7,000 euros from the migrants they smuggled. The raids highlight the exploitation of migrants by criminal networks seeking to profit from their desperate circumstances.