新奇事件簿 走私移民人口蛇头在苏丹被捕

Police in Sudan have arrested one of the world's most wanted people smugglers. The smuggler¹ is Mered Medhanie, 35, from the East African country of Eritrea. He has the nickname of 'The General' because of the way he plans and carries out people smuggling². Police say Mered's actions resulted in the deaths of hundreds of migrants – people trying to leave Africa to go to Europe to try to find a better life. At least 359 migrants died when their boat sank near Lampedusa in the Mediterranean³ Sea in 2013. The Sudanese police found Mered in a secret hideout in the capital Khartoum. They worked closely with Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) and British intelligence services.

全球走私人口通缉犯在苏丹落网。35岁的密尔德来自东非国家厄立特里亚。因策划实施人口走私，人们都称他为“头领”。据警方表示，数百名移民因密尔德而死，为追求更好生活，许多难民试图“离非入欧”。2013年，一艘难民船在地中海附近的兰佩杜萨岛沉船，至少造成359人死亡。苏丹警方在首都喀土穆的秘密藏身处发现了密尔德。他们与英国国家犯罪调查局，以及英国情报部门密切合作。

Sudan will give Mered to the police in Italy, where he could get a long prison sentence. Detectives say he controlled a huge organisation⁴ that smuggled⁵ thousands of migrants from Africa and the Middle East across the Mediterranean to Europe. He charged people up to $5,500 each to make the high-risk journey in dangerous boats. He became very rich from his activities. The NCA said Mered was a high-level human trafficker and that he did not care about people's lives. An NCA spokesperson said: "Medhanie is a prolific⁶ people smuggler and has absolute disregard for human life." Italian police said Mered's plan was to make a huge amount of money and then move to Sweden, where his wife lives.

密尔德将由苏丹引渡到意大利，意大利的服刑时间将更长。据警探表示，密尔德掌控着一个规模巨大的偷渡组织，已有数千名难民通过它从非洲，中东越过地中海到达欧洲。偷渡风险极高，且偷渡船只极不安全，每人要缴纳5500美元。他也因此而腰缠万贯。国家犯罪调查局称，密尔德一直备受人们关注，他不在乎人的死活。据国家犯罪调查局发言人表示；“密尔德曾多次组织人口走私，对生命及其不尊重。”意大利警方称，密尔德的计划是从中获益，之后与在瑞典的妻子会和。

1 smuggler   

n.走私者

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight, awaiting extradition to Britain. 这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• The smuggler was finally obliged to inform against his boss. 那个走私犯最后不得不告发他的首领。

2 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

3 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

4 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

5 smuggled   

水货

参考例句：

• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网

6 prolific   

adj.丰富的，大量的；多产的，富有创造力的

参考例句：

• She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories.她是一位多产的作家，写了很多小说和短篇故事。
• The last few pages of the document are prolific of mistakes.这个文件的最后几页错误很多。