Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Illegal migrants and trafficker arrested in Igoumenitsa

Port authorities in Igoumenitsa, northwestern Greece, located on Tuesday 51 illegal migrants from Asia hidden in a truck transporting plastics abroad. 
 
The 33 year-old Iraqi truck driver was paid to take the migrants to Italy. 
 
The illegal migrants were located during a check control. 
 
The driver was arrested and sent before the Igoumenitsa prosecutor. 
 
Police said the migrants were in a state of exhaustion, after spending two days hidden in the truck. 







ANA-MPA