A criminal organization illegally trafficking migrants from Turkey to Greece via Kos was dismantled on March 24, 2025, following a joint operation by the Coast Guard and EYP. One leader, a 44-year-old Georgian, was arrested in Salamis, while a Turkish national remains at large. The network, uncovered after a yacht carrying 74 foreigners was intercepted, involved at least twelve members and sophisticated smuggling operations.
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Greece’s longest-serving Minister of Shipping, in a continuous government term, is now Giannis Plakiotakis. The…
Greece’s shipping minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis has asked the Greek people not to put the blame…