Luckily for Greeks, the Greek police is continuing the Xenios Zeus operation which is aimed at curbing illegal immigration and human trafficking. Here are the latest developments:
In the area of Promahonas, in the prefecture of Serres, police authorities apparently arrested three illegal immigrant traffickers as they attempted to smuggle illegal immigrants from Greece into other countries. According to reports, the three suspects in custody are a 43-year-old Bulgarian man, a 28-year-old Bulgarian woman and a 49-year-old German woman. All three were carrying the two illegal migrants in their car and attempting to cross the border into another country. An inquiry has been launched by the Promahonas police station and the suspects are now going to be led before a Serres public prosecutor.
In Evros, a 16-year-old illegal immigrant lost his life when a boat he was using to illegally cross the Evros River capsized mid-stream, in the region of Mandra in Didimotiho. The teenager was apparently attempting to illegally enter Greece along with another eight immigrants.
In Patras, police officials temporarily detained about 100 illegal immigrants who did not possess proper residence papers. The illegal immigrants who were arrested at the old factories and along the city's coastline, are now expected to be taken to a detention center in the port of city of Corinth.
In Thessaloniki, authorities began cracking down on the case regarding "fake or virtual" marriages. Reports claim that authorities in the northern city is now focusing on a fake marriage ring operating in Thessalnoniki which apparently organizes marriages of convenience between illegal immigrants holding temporary residence permits and Greek nationals.
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