Two Foreign Nationals Arrested in Refugee Smuggling Case in Rhodes
The Greek Coast Guard arrested two foreign nationals, a 25-year-old Turkish citizen and a 27-year-old Azerbaijani citizen, following a pursuit in Rhodes. The suspects had previously disembarked an unknown number of refugees and migrants in the Afandou area, having transported them from Fethiye, Turkey. Legal proceedings have commenced against them for trafficking non-EU nationals and illegal entry into the country, while searches for the refugees and migrants continue.