.ABDULRAZAQ AL-SHNITI of the authority on counter illegal immigration gave this indication at the opening of a new detention centre in the eastern suburb of Tajoura.
AL-SHNITI said the new centre brings the total number of operational migrant detention centres in the country to twenty-three.
He disclosed that the leaders of people-smuggling networks had been arrested recently and would soon be brought to justice.
The North African country has long been a stepping stone for migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean for a better life in Europe.
