Migrant crisis: smuggler gangs use Facebook to advertise sea crossings, fake passports and onward journeys

Billy Kenber, Investigations Reporter
Facebook is allowing people smugglers to openly advertise sea crossings, fake passports and other services to migrants looking to cross the Mediterranean.
The tech company and publisher hosts large numbers of posts from traffickers offering to transport migrants to Europe by boat for up to $5,000 per person.
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Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/

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