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Police on Monday night arrested a minor found to have sailed a boat carrying 17 people from Syria to Famagusta.
The vessel was spotted by marine authorities in the afternoon, 10 nautical miles south of Cape Greco. It was found that 12 men, 4 women and 2 children were on board the boat.
The irregular migrants were transferred at 11pm to the Ayia Napa marina. Examinations established that the vessel had sailed from the coast of Syria.
According to testimonies obtained, the captain of the boat was a 17-year-old man, who was arrested and taken into custody to facilitate investigations.
The remaining 17 passengers were questioned and transferred to the Pournara reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia.
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