Cyprus

Ammochosto Province: 64-year-old migrant smuggler in prison

A 30-month prison sentence was imposed today by the District Court of Famagusta on a 64-year-old, who was found guilty in a case of transporting people by sea in an unsafe boat.

According to the Court's findings, at the beginning of September 2023, the 64-year-old, with the aim of making a profit, knowingly contributed to the transport to Cyprus, by sea, of 43 people, with an overloaded vessel.

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