epa04814995 Migrants, who were captured on an eyot of the Tisza River, next to a police van near Szeged, 170 kms southeast of Budapest, Hungary, 23 June 2015. EU foreign ministers on 22 June launched a military mission in the Mediterranean Sea aimed at cracking down on migrant smuggling networks and dismantling the trade, as part of a broader effort to curb the loss of life. Half of the EU's 28 member states are taking part in the operation, including Belgium, Britain, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. EPA/ZOLTAN GERGELY KELEMEN HUNGARY OUT
Police officers arrested a 42 year old migrant smuggler from Skopje, who was transporting three illegal migrants from Cuba – one of them a minor.
The arrest was carried out near Gevgelija, close to the border with Greece. The migrants were taken to the Gevgelija center and the smuggler is being charged.
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