Contributing to disruption of the business model of human smuggling and trafficking networks
Article 5
1. As another secondary task, and in accordance with UNSCR 2240 (2015), EUNAVFOR MED IRINI shall support the detection and monitoring of human smuggling and trafficking networks through information gathering and patrolling carried out by aerial assets above the high seas, in the agreed Area of Operation. 2. In carrying out this task, EUNAVFOR MED IRINI may collect and store, in accordance with applicable law, data on human smuggling and trafficking, including crimes relevant to the security of the operation, which it may transmit to the relevant law enforcement authorities of Member States and to competent Union bodies.