The Interior Ministry of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) has captured a wooden boat on a distress call, carrying a group of illegal migrants.
A total of 20 illegal migrants from Arab, African and Asian nationalities were rescued on Monday, the ministry revealed in a statement. They will be handed out to the Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency – the Ministry of Interior after providing them the medical and humanitarian aid and taking necessary legal procedures.
At least 55 irregular migrants of different nationalities were held on the Mediterranean coast of Libya, said the country’s Interior Ministry on Sunday. Libyan coast guards raided a warehouse in coastal Zliten city and caught 55 irregular immigrants, including four women and six children, the Ministry added.
The Ministry added that one Libyan was arrested for his involvement in this illegal immigration and for transferring the bodies of two immigrants who died out of malnutrition.
