Effective is the guarding of the borders in Evros area, despite the intensifying pressure, emphasizes the Greek Police. About 900 people, per day, they tried to enter Greece between August 14 and 17. 12 smugglers of illegal immigrants were arrested in Evros and 29 statewide.

Specifically, from August 14 at 06:00 to August 17 at the same time (06:00), the total number of illegal immigrants prevented from entering rose to 2,720. In the same period of time, the Greek Police arrested 85 illegal immigrants in the Evros area and 29 traffickers of illegal immigrants throughout the Greek territory, with 12 of those arrested in the Evros area.

It is recalled that between July 28 and August 7, ELAS – in Macedonia and Thrace – had arrested another 58 traffickers of irregular migrants.

“The Greek Police is vigilant and, in cooperation with the rest of the state authorities, is working intensively and systematically for the effective guarding of the borders and the dismantling of the criminal rings of illegal immigrant trafficking, based on the observance of legality, with a view to drastically limiting the problem” is emphasized.