@addisstandardeng · Post #21964 · 04/07/2026, 12:56 PM
News: Federal police charge suspected trafficking kingpin linked to deaths, abuse of migrants Addis Abeba —#Ethiopian Federal Police said it has referred to prosecutors the case of human trafficking kingpin #Yitbarek_Dawit (Kibrom) and nine accomplices, accused of orchestrating a cross-border network that trafficked more than 3,000 people and was linked to over 100 deaths and the rape of more than 50 women. In a statement, police said the suspect, described as an internationally wanted fugitive, was arrested in #Shire town in the #Tigray region following a coordinated operation conducted with the Regional Operational Centre in support of the #Khartoum Process. Authorities said the investigation involved extensive intelligence-sharing across multiple countries. Police said the suspect used multiple identities to evade capture, including names such as #Yitbarek Dawit Alemu, #Paulos Dawit Wolday, and aliases including #Adhanom, #Ahmed, #Munir, and Read more: https://web.facebook.com/share/p/1Arn3MFntC/