17-year-old trafficker arrested in Gavdos; dead man found at sea
Arrest of underage trafficker in Gavdos and rescue of 50 migrants south of Ierapetra. Body of a man recovered by Frontex vessel east of Gavdos.
Arrest of 17-year-old trafficker in Gavdos – Death and rescues in Aegean and Crete
According to hcg.gr, a 17-year-old South Sudanese national was arrested in Gavdos as a trafficker of a group of 48 foreigners found on the island on 23 October. The other passengers identified him as the man who transported them from Tobruk in Libya in exchange for payment. He faces charges of illegal entry into the country, facilitation of illegal migration, and exposure. The preliminary investigation is being conducted by the Chania Port Authority.
In the afternoon hours of the same day, the Unified Rescue Coordination Centre (E.K.S.E.D.) notified the Ierapetra Port Authority of a boat with foreigners in difficulty, 23 nautical miles south of Ierapetra. A patrol boat of the Hellenic Coast Guard (L.S.–EL.AKT.) located and picked up 50 foreigners – 47 men, 1 woman, and 2 minors – and transferred them to the port of Ierapetra. The preliminary investigation is being taken up by the Ierapetra Port Authority.
In the morning hours, a Frontex force vessel discovered the body of a man in an advanced state of decomposition in the sea area east of Gavdos, following notification of the Palaiokhora Port Authority. The body, with unknown other particulars, was transferred to the port of Chora Sfakion. The Palaiokhora Port Station is handling the case.
At Malagari Port in Samos, officers of the Security Office of the Samos Port Authority arrested two Turkish nationals, aged 21 and 33. The two men presented forged travel documents in order to board a passenger-cargo ship bound for Piraeus. According to the men themselves, they had entered Samos on 14 October without having undergone registration and identification procedures. The forged documents were confiscated by the Samos Port Authority, which is conducting the preliminary investigation.
At the same time, the Operations Centre of the Hellenic Coast Guard carried out two medical transfers: a 26-year-old was transferred from Skiathos port to Volos on the vessel "ZACHARENIA", while a 74-year-old was transferred from Skopelos port to Volos by a Coast Guard patrol boat.
Source: Google News GR — Crime (el)