A total of 89 immigrants were rescued off Crete, and a 23 -year -old man was arrested as their trafficker.

The Coast Guard announcement:

In the early hours of Friday, the Port Authorities of St. Galini, the good ports, the Red Pyrgos and Ierapetra were informed by the Single Coordination Center of Research and Rescue (EKSED) of the L. SKAKT Headquarters. to provide a boat with a boat with foreign occupants in the maritime area of ​​26 nm south of good ports.

Immediately, for the spot, he sailed a Frontex force ship, which identified the inflatable boat south of the good ports and collected fifty -one (51) foreigners (44 men and 7 minors). He then found a second boat in the sea area south of Gavdos and collected thirty -eight (38) foreign occupants (34 men, 1 woman and 3 minors).

Subsequently, all foreigners landed at the port of Agia Galini and, accompanied by executives of the port authorities of Heraklion and Agia Galini, were transported by bus, 51 in a temporary hospitality area in Heraklion and 38 in a temporary hospitality. Pre -investigations are carried out by the Central Port Authority of Heraklion and by the Central Port Authority of Chania respectively.

By the Port Authority of Heraklion, A 23 -year -old alien arrested (Sudan national), who was recognized as the traffickerfor breach of article 83 of Law 3386/2005 “Illegal Entrance to the Country”, Article 25 of Law 5038/2023 “Facility” and Article 306 BC. “Report”.

According to aliens, they started on 22.05.25 on the early morning hours on the Tobruk coast of Libya, paying for their transfer to Greece the sum of $ 4,000 and $ 190,000.