Around 3:30 yesterday afternoon, members of the Port and Maritime Police located and intercepted a wooden vessel which was 14 nautical miles southeast of Cape Greco in Famagusta province. The boat was carrying 26 persons, namely 19 men, 3 women and 4 minor children.
On the same day and specifically around 5:30 in the afternoon, members of the Port and Maritime Police located and intercepted a second wooden boat carrying 36 persons, namely 26 men, 3 women and 7 minor children.
All the above persons were taken safely to Ayia Napa Marina where, during the subsequent check, five persons, two 28-year-olds, a 19-year-old, a 38-year-old and a 22-year-old, who are alleged to be the operators of the two boats, were arrested on the basis of court warrants.
The five arrested persons were taken into custody, while the remaining persons were transferred to the Pournara hospitality area.
Famagusta CID is continuing its investigations.
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