Police on Wednesday arrested a 36-year-old man to facilitate investigations into the arrival of a boat in the with 26 persons on board off the coast of Famagusta.
The boat was intercepted by the coast guard around 2:30pm off Cape Greco. Nineteen men, three women and four minors were found on board.
The passengers were transported to the Ayia Napa marina, while their boat sank due to its poor condition.
Investigations determined the boat had sailed from the coast of Syria, on the evening of Tuesday. Testimonies obtained pointed to the captain being the 36-year-old man, who was arrested and taken into custody.
The remaining 25 passengers were transferred to the Pournara reception centre.
This was the second boat with irregular migrants from Syria intercepted on Wednesday.
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