{"id":30621,"date":"2026-04-08T04:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=30621"},"modified":"2026-04-08T04:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:19:10","slug":"ringleader-of-suspected-human-trafficking-network-arrested-in-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2026\/04\/08\/ringleader-of-suspected-human-trafficking-network-arrested-in-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ringleader of suspected human trafficking network arrested in Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Police in Ethiopia have arrested a man accused of being at the centre of a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking ring that since 2018 has lured thousands of people to Libya, where they hoped to travel on to Europe.<\/b><\/p>\n

Yetbarek Dawit is alleged to have operated five detention warehouses in Libya, torturing migrants there to try and force their relatives to send extra money.<\/p>\n

He was detained along with nine of his alleged accomplices in northern town of Shire, according to police. They are yet to be charged in court.<\/p>\n

Police say testimonies collected so far suggest the network has been involved in the deaths of more than 100 people and the sexual abuse of more than 50 women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The arrests were the result of a complex and cross-border investigation, the police said, involving an organisation called the Regional Operational Centre (Rock) – set up to tackle smuggling networks in East Africa and funded by the European Union.<\/p>\n

Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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