According to the preliminary investigation material, the seven arrested are among the 483 migrants who were on board the fishing boat that had sailed from the coast of Libya bound for Italy.
In the arrest of seven people, alleged traffickers of hundreds of migrants on a fishing boat south of it Paleochora of Chania, the port authorities proceeded, while within the day they are going to be brought before the public prosecutor of Protodiki Chania.
According to the preliminary investigation material, the seven arrested are among the 483 immigrants (336 men, 10 women, 128 minor boys, 9 minor girls) who were on board the fishing boat that had sailed from the coast of Libya bound for Italy.
The immigrants had paid members of the ring their sums of money $3,000 to $4,000 per person.
The arrested persons were in command of the fishing vessel, approximately 25 meters long, during the illegal transport, holding distinct roles in terms of the various actions-works on the vessel, which, due to the excessive number of passengers and the lack of life-saving equipment, was unsuitable for sailing.
Migrants are temporarily accommodated in Palaiochora of Chania. The Maritime Border Security and Protection Directorate, in collaboration with the Port Authority of Chania, analyzes and processes in depth all the evidence that has emerged and investigates the possible extension of the action of the members of the criminal organization in question to other cases, as well as their cooperation with other members of organized circles with the same or similar criminal activities.
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