Security services in Benghazi city have arrested two men for allegedly operating a human trafficking ring that smuggles people to Italy.
The security directorate in the city said the defendants, one of whom is a Libyan and the other an Egyptian, were using a three-story building in the Salmani area as an assembly point for gathering migrants.
A group of 21 immigrants, mainly Syrians and one Egyptian, were arrested during the raid.
The migrants told the security services during interrogation that each person pays $3,500 to the smugglers to ship them to Italy.
The authorities in the east issued a statement confirming the referral of the defendants to the Public Prosecution.
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