Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam, described by Interpol as one of “the world’s most wanted” human traffickers, has been arrested in Sudan after an international manhunt led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Habtemariam is accused of leading a criminal organization that abducts, extorts, and murders East African migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya.
According to Interpol, the breakthrough in the manhunt came after UAE authorities began closely tracking Habtemariam’s organization and members of his family, uncovering money laundering patterns that led them to Sudan. Interpol first began monitoring Habtemariam’s activities in 2019 and had issued two red notices for his arrest, one from Ethiopia and the other from the Netherlands. Dutch authorities accused Habtemariam of running a camp in Libya that housed thousands of migrants.
Habtemariam was convicted in absentia and sentenced to life imprisonment after escaping from custody in Ethiopia while on trial for people smuggling charges in 2020.
Libya has become a major transit point for migrants seeking a better quality of life in Europe in recent years. The country has been in chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Human traffickers have taken advantage of the chaos in Libya, smuggling migrants in across the country’s lengthy land borders with six nations.
The international operation to arrest Habtemariam lasted nine months and involved the cooperation of Dutch, Ethiopian, and Sudanese authorities, according to Interpol. In a statement, Saeed Abdullah al-Suwaidi, the director of the UAE’s Federal Anti-Narcotics General Directorate, said: “Thanks to the professionalism and dedication of our police officers, the world’s most wanted human trafficker will no longer be able to commit his despicable actions.”[]
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