# Smuggling, power and profit: Irregular migration from eastern Libya

https://mins.news/en/item/122926

- DW, 2026-10-30 18:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/smuggling-power-profit-irregular-migration-out-of-eastern-libya/a-79808822?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Nearly 20,000 people have attempted the crossing from Libya to Crete this year, with many boats departing near Tobruk. The report examines links between smuggling networks, powerful militias and political influence in eastern Libya, while noting there is no proven connection between the Haftars’ networks and smugglers on that coast.