Overview

• A joint investigation by Ventimiglia and Nice police uncovered a sophisticated migrant smuggling network operating across the Italo-French border.
• Eighteen individuals are under investigation, including five arrested in the act and 13 placed under precautionary measures in Italy and France.
• The criminal network facilitated clandestine immigration along the Ventimiglia-Nice corridor, a key transit route for migrants entering Europe.
• The operation highlights strengthened cross-border cooperation between Italian and French law enforcement agencies to combat human trafficking.
• Prosecutors from Imperia and Nice will hold a press conference later today to detail the network’s structure and the investigation’s outcomes.