Police on Rhodes arrest suspected migrant traffickers

(Kathimerini) Police on Rhodes announced on Monday that they arrested four foreigners suspected of involvement in a criminal organization that trafficked migrants to the island.

Those arrested come from Lebanon, Egypt and Syria.

The group allegedly collected migrants from beaches and transported them to hotels in Rhodes in their private cars, where they were provided with forged or stolen documents to help them continue their journey to other European countries.

Police allege that the group was in communication with traffickers in Turkey.

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