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148 irregular migrants caught in Aegean and Thrace; 7 smuggling suspects held
Operations in İzmir's Karaburun and Urla districts and off Muğla's Bodrum coast resulted in the capture of 122 irregular migrants and the detention of seven suspected migrant smugglers. Another 26 irregular migrants were caught in Edirne and Kırklareli.
A total of 148 irregular migrants were caught and seven people were detained on suspicion of migrant smuggling in operations conducted along the Aegean coast and in Thrace over the past two days.
According to a statement from the Turkish Coast Guard Command, boat teams were dispatched to the waters off İzmir's Karaburun district after authorities received information that a group of migrants was aboard an inflatable boat. The teams stopped the boat and caught 47 irregular migrants, including three children.
They were caught on land in Urla
In the Urla district, teams from the Intelligence Branch Directorate of the Coast Guard Aegean Sea Regional Command, the İzmir Provincial Gendarmerie Command and the Urla District Gendarmerie Command conducted a joint operation after receiving a report that a group of migrants was on land. The teams caught 40 irregular migrants, including 14 children, and detained three suspected migrant smugglers. The 87 migrants caught in İzmir, including 17 children, were handed over to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management after processing.
35 migrants caught off Bodrum
Coast Guard teams also stopped an inflatable boat off Muğla's Bodrum district. They caught 35 irregular migrants aboard the boat and four suspects believed to have been involved in migrant smuggling.
In Thrace, 15 foreign nationals found to have entered Türkiye through irregular routes were caught during inspections in Edirne and sent to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management. The 11 irregular migrants caught in Kırklareli were handed over to the Pehlivanköy Removal Center.
Photos: Turkish Coast Guard Command
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