A A 17-year-old girl was arrested in Serres for illegal trafficking of 15 foreigners, among them nine minors. A 31-year-old man was arrested with her, while the details of their 22-year-old accomplice were identified.

The case was revealed when the two arrested (citizens), passengers in a van-type vehicle, dropped off the traffickers near a refugee accommodation structure in Serres. However, they were spotted by the police and at their signal to stop, the 31-year-old driver sped up in order to escape. A short time later, the van was stopped and the arrests followed, with the minor sitting in the passenger seat.

The moving refugees testified that they had entered Greece illegally, through the Evros, paying sums of money to reach the Greek mainland.

Lately the arrests of traffickers in the Serres area are almost daily. Since the beginning of the summer, dozens of itineraries to the region from Evros have been registered. Sources of EL.AS. reported that the circuits, instead of transporting the traffickers to Thessaloniki, choose the structure of Serres where they leave them with the aim of registering them there. These are usually Syrians who previously paid handsomely for their transportation.