Worldwide op arrests 49 suspected 'people smugglers' FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN | December 22, 2018 | wnd.com   Operation Andes worked across 11 nations on leads and carried out nearly 44,000 checks at air, land and sea ports.Their intent was to identify and disrupt smuggling routes, and target organized crime networks, authorities explained. During those four days alone, 18 were arrested on people smuggling charges, but many more previously were arrested.   International police authorities said the work began last winter during a meeting of the Specialized Operational Network against People Smuggling, which was held in Colombia. There was sufficient evidence already to suspect organized crime networks were smuggling people from South Asia through South America and into the United States, said the international police organization INTERPOL.   Colombia arrested 31 and uncovered nearly $2 million in financial transactions at the time.   Police also reported units patrolling the coast of Nicaragua intercepted a speedboat carrying 21 migrants and two Nicaraguan smugglers.   For the rest of this report, and more, please go to Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin Here: https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/worldwide-op-arrests-49-suspected-people-smugglers/#sHARwAlbMaw4K2GA.99   WND Source Article Here:  https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/worldwide-op-arrests-49-suspected-people-smugglers/