Greece Busts Human Trafficking Ring Operating on Rhodes
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- 16 Sep 2022
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Two hotel owners allegedly involved in a human trafficking ring that brought migrants from Turkey to Greece were arrested on Friday by police on Rhodes with the assistance of the Protection of the Sea Borders Security Directorate, the police of the Dodecanese, and EUROPOL.
Arrest warrants for another three foreign nationals allegedly involved in the human trafficking ring are also due to be issued later in the day, including of a man believed to be the leader of the criminal gang.
According to the Coast Guard, each member of the gang had a distinct role while the leader was responsible for the coordination and communication with traffickers in Turkey, including information pertaining to the time and area of Rhodes where boats with undocumented migrants were to arrive.
The second and the third foreign nationals received the migrants and escorted them to hotels operating as safe houses, supplying them with fake travel documents so they could board a ferry to Piraeus. Read More...
