Interpol arrests notorious people smuggler

International police Interpol says a notorious people smuggler – accused of cruel and violent treatment of migrants – has been arrested in Sudan.

Kidane Zekarias from Eritrea was wanted by police in Ethiopia and Netherlands.

The international policing agency said the Eritrean national headed a major criminal Organisation behind the kidnapping and murder of East African migrants.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment after escaping from custody in Ethiopia while on trial on people smuggling charges in 2020.