Authorities on standby in Evros due to increased flow of migrants

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of Makis Synodinos

The police authorities and the border guards in Evros are on standby, as well lately There is an increased mobility of migrants at the Greek-Turkish border.

The summer weather on the one hand and the low level of the river on the other, as in many places the depth is less than a meter, are an incentive for migrant traffickers to cross them into Greek territory.

According to authorities, arrests of traffickers as well as deterring migrants from crossing the border are almost a daily occurrence.

“It seems that in the last month we are receiving much greater pressure compared to spring and winter, especially in the central part of Evros. The effort to cross the border has appeared more intense in the last 10 days “, states to the deputy governor of Evros, Mr. Dimitris Petrovic.

As he characteristically says about the image that prevails at the border at this time, “out of all those who tried to cross the border, who are thousands and this is mainly due to the economic crisis facing Turkey, about 400 people crossed in the last month”.

However, according to Mr. Petrovic, a significant obstacle to traffickers trying to smuggle migrants from Turkey to Greece is both fence of 35 km and in fact the construction of part of the fence in central Evros is being examined where we are under great pressure, but also the electronic means of surveillance, which have been placed along the Greek-Turkish border and are literally a watchful eye that detects any suspicious movement.

The president of the Border Guards Association of the prefecture of Evros also spoke to about the mobility that prevails in the river Evros, Chrysovalantis Gialamas, who as he characteristically said:

“At a time when the conditions are becoming summery, we have an increase in flows, with a titanic fight with a lot of effort, with a huge effort we try to keep our borders. Traffickers are constantly arrested throughout general Macedonia and Thrace along the river. Unfortunately, with the criminal circuits of the traffickers, we cut off one head and 10 come out “.

It is reminded that the headquarters of ELAS has announced a competition for the recruitment of 250 fixed-term border guards for the Region of the Prefecture of Evros.

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