Emirates' Involvement in Trafficking Patrol Boats to Haftar
The seizure of ten vessels in Spain, bound for Benghazi, has exposed a trafficking network between Libya, Jordan, the Emirates, and Hong Kong.
This network involves Operation Irini, Madrid's silence, and Dubai's double favor, supporting both its Libyan ally and Europe's efforts to limit migrant departures.
"I have a position for you."
This statement, recorded by an NGO Sea Watch aircraft on August 2, 2023, belongs to a pilot from the Maltese Armed Forces engaged in a Frontex operation, flying over a fishing boat carrying 250 migrants in the central Mediterranean.
Author's summary: Emirates' trafficking network exposed in Spain.