Eight suspected smugglers have been arrested near Greece's northeastern land border with Turkey over the past three days for driving cars packed with migrants west towards Thessaloniki, police said Monday.
In an operation carried out by gendarmerie teams in Uzunköprü district of Edirne, 3 suspects believed to be involved in migrant smuggling and 7 irregular migrants were apprehended.
In an operation conducted by gendarmerie teams in Uzunköprü district of Edirne, 3 suspects determined to be involved in migrant smuggling and 7 irregular migrants of Eritrean nationality were apprehended. The drivers of the vehicles were fined a total of 34,915 TL, and the suspects will be referred to the Uzunköprü Public Prosecutor's Office after the judicial investigation.