Illegal migrants caught in Gallipoli on the way to Greece
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Mustafa Suiçmez / Çanakkale, July 1 (DHA) - Twenty-three illegal immigrants have been detained while hoping to cross the Agean Sea to Greece, authorities in Gallipoli...
Mustafa Suiçmez / Çanakkale, July 1 (DHA) - Twenty-three illegal immigrants have been detained while hoping to cross the Agean Sea to Greece, authorities in Gallipoli province said.
According to the local police, following a tip-off a minibus was stopped in the area, the immigrants all Burmese, were taken to the Removal Center in the city.
Police say the driver has escaped and a search is underway to capture him.
Canakkale- located in the West Coast of Turkey- is a convenient route for illegal immigrants wishing to cross to the Greek island of Lesbos.
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