​​​​​​​Greece arrests 1,300 people smugglers on Turkish border in 2022

Greek government announced the arrest of 1,300 people smugglers on Turkish border during the past 2022.

​​​​​​​Greece arrests 1,300 people smugglers on Turkish border in 2022
9 January, 2023   06:36
NEWSDESK

Greece is one of the main crossing routes to western European countries for migrants. the Minister of Civil Protection in Greece, Takis Theodorikakos, stated that the border guards arrested about 1,300 suspected smugglers on the Evros River, during the past 2022.

Theodorikakos added that during the same period, about 256,000 migrants were prevented from crossing the river. Athens says that the Turkish authorities offer migrants the option of returning to Syria or entering Greece illegally. Although Athens applies strict protection measures on land and sea. Nearly 18,800 people were able to enter Greece in 2022, according to the United Nations refugee agency, compared to 9,157 in 2021.

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