Senior Libyan coastguard commander arrested for alleged human trafficking
by Lorenzo Tondo from on (#595QJ)
Abd al-Rahman Milad, known as Bija, is suspected of being behind the drowning of dozens of refugees
The UN-backed government in Libya has arrested a coastguard commander alleged to be one of the world's most ruthless human traffickers.
On Wednesday, authorities in Tripoli said Abd al-Rahman Milad, known as Bija, and suspected of being behind the drowning of dozens of people, has been arrested in the Hay-al-Andalus district of the city and is now being detained by Rada special forces.
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