Luxury Yacht Used in Smuggling Operation Halted Near Rhodes

The yacht attempted to escape control from the Coast Guard by making dangerous maneuvers.

Luxury yacht used in smuggling operation halted near Rhodes

Authorities arrested three men Sunday after intercepting a yacht suspected of smuggling 76 migrants off the coast of Lachania, Rhodes.

Seventy-six refugees and migrants were located in South Rhodes. The foreigners (29 men, 17 women and 30 minors) paid the sum of 5,500 euros each for their transport to Greece. The traffickers, three Turkish nationals, were arrested after a pursuit. A case was filed against them for illegal entry into the country and the establishment of a criminal organization with a specific structure and characteristics, which acted repeatedly and aimed to ill…