Around 3pm yesterday afternoon a small boat was spotted southeast of Cape Greco with 13 illegal immigrants (including 3 minors) on board.
A shuttle of the Port and Maritime Police, sailed and went to the area, where they located and intercepted the boat in question.
Due to the fact that the illegal immigrants' boat was taking on water, they were picked up by the shuttle of the Port and Maritime Police and taken safely ashore.
From further investigations, it was found that the driver of the small boat was a man aged 24 years, who was arrested to facilitate investigations.
The 24-year-old was taken into custody, while the other persons were transferred to the accommodation centre in Pournara.
Examinations are ongoing.
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