Speedboats, Smugglers, and the Dark Waters of Europe The recent dismantling of a major people smuggling operation in Spain has exposed the shocking reality of human trafficking in the Mediterranean.
Authorities describe the network as "one of the most complex, active, and dangerous transnational criminal networks detected to date.
" The smugglers used speedboats to transport synthetic drugs from Spain to Algeria, while on their return journeys, they trafficked migrants into the country.