Updated Thu, June 9th 2016 at 08:42 GMT +3Medhane Yehdego Mered suspected of running huge human trafficking being extradited from Sudan to Italy. An Eritrean man suspected of running a huge human trafficking network that sent thousands of migrants to Europe, leaving many to die on the way, was extradited from Sudan to Italy overnight, officials said. The 35-year-old was arrested in Sudan on May 24 on charges of human trafficking and abetting illegal immigration and faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. About 170,000 migrants reached Italy by sea in 2014 and 153,800 in 2015, the International Organization for Migration says. Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) said it had helped track Mered to Sudan and held him responsible for the Lampedusa tragedy.

Source: Standard Digital June 09, 2016 05:48 UTC