18 year old Sudanese citizen was detained at Crete on charges of illegal transportation of migrants. The young man was identified by boat passengers as the man who, for a monetary reward, took upon himself the task of delivering them to the Greek coast.
According to the investigation, the detainee was charged under articles 83 of Law 3386/2005 (illegal border crossing), 25 of Law 5038/2023 (migrant smuggling, as amended by Law 5079/2023), as well as under article 306 Criminal Code (creating a threat to life).
Chania Port Central Officeconducting a preliminary investigation, seized mobile phone suspect, who is considered as a possible means of communication with networks of illegal human trafficking.
The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon when port employees Gavdos received a message about the appearance of a boat with migrants at sea in the area Aspes.
70 επιβαίνοντες (απο Τομπρούκ), έκανε χτες τον κύκλο της Γαύδου για να φτάσει στο λιμάνι της Καραβέ, συνοδευόμενη απο φουσκωτό του Λιμενικού.
Οι αφίξεις καθημερινές & αυτοί που έστελναν “αυστηρά” μηνύματα με φρεγάτες & τροπολογίες εξαφανισμένοι pic.twitter.com/XQz3hIc214
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On board were 71 people — 69 men and 2 women. All of them were transported to temporary accommodation facility on the territory Municipality of Gavdos. They were later transported on a passenger-cargo ship to port of Chora Sfakionand then to the temporary detention center in Agia Khanyon.
The investigation continues, and law enforcement agencies are clarifying the details of the boat’s route and possible connections of the detainee with international channels of illegal migration.
Editor’s Note: with a probability of 99.99999%, somewhere 30-50 miles from Gavdos, a young Sudanese was given the steering wheel and told – steer… there. Having promised, we see some kind of money or a discount for transportation. A naive young man, he accepted the role of navigator and eventually fell into the hands of the coast guard.
The authorities have a culprit (although they know full well that this is not so, but who cares), the smugglers have done the job and will get their money. And to the gullible young man – life imprisonment.
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