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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Swiss police have opened investigation into people smuggling allegation against a 27-year-old Gambian man arrested outside the Swiss city of Lucerne on suspicion of human trafficking, JollofNews report yesterday. The refugees were reportedly from Afghanistan, Syria, Bangladesh and India.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were very tightly packed together but alive,\u201d police in Canton Nidwalden were quoted as saying on Tuesday. The refugees were said to have been intercepted during a check on heavy goods traffic on A2 motorway outside Lucerne city.<\/p>\n

The Italian-registered van reportedly departed northern Italy for France and its passengers were reported to be aged between 20 and 50. The men were reportedly standing for hours without a stop with the van having no window for ventilation.<\/p>\n

The man arrested for attempting to smuggle them through Switzerland to European countries is said to be a 27-year-old Gambian. A criminal investigation has been launched against him for human trafficking. He denied knowingly transporting the 23 people.<\/p>\n

Jollofnews.<\/b><\/p>\n

Source: The Gambia | Standard News From The Gambia<\/b><\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. The Swiss police have opened investigation into people smuggling allegation against a 27-year-old Gambian man arrested outside the Swiss city of Lucerne on suspicion of human trafficking, JollofNews report yesterday. 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