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    Athens News Agency- Greece
    Aug 8 2012


    Sailing Boat With Illegal Migrants Intercepted Near Zakynthos; Arrests
    in Western Greece



    A sailing boat with 79 illegal migrants on board (77 men and 2 women)
    was intercepted by a Coastguard patrol vessel off the western coasts
    of the Ionian Sea island of Zakynthos, it was announced on Wednesday
    [8 August].

    The sailing boat was led to the port of Zakynthos and the illegal
    migrants, of various nationalities, are being temporarily held at the
    island's municipal stadium. Police have launched a manhunt for the
    arrest of the migrant smugglers who managed to flee.

    Meanwhile, dozens of illegal migrants were arrested over the past
    month in the western part of the country while attempting to enter or
    exit Greece illegally.

    A total of 251 individuals were arrested in western Greece in July for
    entering the country illegally, while other two were arrested on
    migrant smuggling charges.

    Seven Eritrea nationals and one Sudanese, all in their 30s, were
    arrested at Aktio Airport when they attempted to exit the country
    using fake travel documents, police announced on Wednesday. Roughly 20
    illegal migrants were arrested at the airports of Araxos and Aktio in
    the month of July when they attempted to leave the country using fake
    passports.

    Other 15 illegal migrants from Armenia, Morocco, Moldavia, Syria, Iraq
    and Ghana, aged 19-42, were arrested at the Port of Patras [Patrai] in
    the past few days when they attempted to board ferryboats to Italy
    using fake travel documents.

    Four Norwegians, a Pakistani and an Afghan were arrested in the same
    period at the Port of Patras accused of facilitating four illegal
    migrants to travel to Italy.

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