Italian police issued 18 arrest warrants Thursday for Italians and Tunisians accused of operating a migrant-trafficking route on high-speed boats between Tunisia's coast and Sicilian ports.
The suspects are alleged to have demanded payment of 3,000-5,000 euros ($3,100-$5,200) in cash per person, packed the boats with 10 to 30 passengers at a time, and pocketed 30,000-70,000 euros for each four-hour journey, police said in a statement.
