Authorities have dismantled a major criminal network involved in smuggling drugs, weapons, and migrants across the Western Mediterranean, with 78 suspects arrested in a Spain-led operation supported by Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency said on Friday, Anadolu reports. The network, described as operating like a logistics company for organized crime groups, managed two-way maritime smuggling routes between Europe and Algeria, according to a statement by Europol. The statement said 78 suspects were arrested in Spain and Algeria, including three high-value targets, during an operation during which 17 locations were searched in Spain, including in Alicante, Almeria, Cartagena, and Murcia. The agency estimated that profits from migrant smuggling alone exceeded €24 million ($27 million). READ: Algeria arrests 18 Moroccan nationals over alleged international migrant smuggling network