64% of those arrested at the Greek-Turkish border come from Afghanistan, according to data processed by the Greek authorities. The figures refer to the period from Friday, February 28 until today. Only 4% of those arrested come from Syria.
Details:
At 12 o'clock from 06.00 on Thursday morning until 18.00 on Thursday afternoon, in the area of Evros:
- 8 people were arrested. Seven people come from Afghanistan and one from Syria.
- 1.871 attempts to enter Greece illegally were prevented
In total, from 06.00 on Saturday morning until 06.00 on Thursday morning the report is as follows:
- Illegal entry into the country has been prevented in 36.649 cases
- 252 people have been arrested
Regarding the nationalities of those arrested, from 06.00 am, on Friday 28 February 2020 until today at 06.00 am, they are distributed as follows
-Afghanistan, 64%
-Pakistan, 19%
-Turkey, 5%
-Syria, 4%
-Somalia, 2,6%
-Iraq, Iran, Morocco, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Egypt: 5,4%