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Coast Guard: 3,391 Arrests of Foreigners for Irregular Entry in August – New Incident with 44 Foreigners South of Crete

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The number of foreigners arrested for irregular entry into the country by sea in August 2026 reached 3,391, in a total of 83 incidents handled by the local Port Authorities. According to the Coast Guard data, 70 arrests of smugglers were also recorded in August, while four boats and one vehicle were seized. At the same time, a new incident […]
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New incident of detection and detention of 44 migrants south of Crete. The number of migrants arrested for irregular entry into the country by sea in August 2026 reached 3,391, in a total of 83 incidents managed by the local Port Authorities. According to the Coast Guard data, 70 arrests of smugglers were also recorded in August, while four boats and one vehicle were seized. At the same time, a new incident of detection and detention of 44 migra…

In August 2026, 3,391 foreigners were arrested for irregular entry into the country by sea, in 83 incidents handled by the Port Authorities. At the same time, 70 arrests of smugglers were recorded and four boats and one vehicle were seized. Recently, 44 foreigners were located and rounded up 50 nautical miles southeast of the Good Ports of Crete, in an operation by the Coast Guard and Frontex.

The number of foreigners arrested for irregular entry into the country by sea in August 2026 reached 3,391, in a total of 83 incidents handled by local port authorities. According to… Immigration: Over 3,000 illegal arrivals in August - NAVTEMPORIKI

Increased activity and a high number of incidents at the country's maritime borders are recorded by official data from the Coast Guard.

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The number of foreigners arrested for irregular entry into the country by sea in August 2026 reached 3,391, in a total of 83 cases.

A total of 3,391 foreigners were arrested in August 2026 for irregular entry into Greece by sea, according to data from the Coast Guard. The arrests were recorded in a total of 83 incidents, which were handled by local Port Authorities in different maritime areas. 70 arrests of smugglers in August The data for […] The article Port: 3,391 foreigners arrested in August – 44 others identified south of Crete appeared first on Eleftheros Typos.

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Business Daily broke the news on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
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