2024-07-08 09:55:58
Yesterday morning, Rhodes Central Port Authority was informed that a high speed vessel (T/X) was heading towards Rhodes. Patrol boat LS-EL.AKT was immediately informed. who was on a scheduled patrol, saw the T/X boat disembarking people at Kato Petres beach and then speeding up in an attempt to escape to the other coast of Turkey.
The patrol vessel LS-EL.AKT. light and sound signals were used to the T/X vessel, with negative results. The operator of the T/X craft went on a dangerous repeated pursuit. Finally, the crew of the ship LS-EL.AKT. stopped the speed boat and its two (02) foreign operators, 28 and 18 years old, which it transported to the port of Rhodes.
At the same time, officers of the Rhodes Port Authority carried out investigations in the land area, in which twenty-four (24) foreigners (18 men, 4 women and 2 minors) were identified, who were transferred to the Port of Rhodes. Authority. During the preliminary investigation process, the others identified the 28-year-old as a trafficker and the 18-year-old as his assistant, and were subsequently arrested for violating Article 25 of Law 5038/2023 “Trafficking of irregular immigrants. in Greek territory, without legal travel documents.” The Central Port Authority of Rhodes, which is conducting the preliminary investigation, seized the high-speed boat.
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