New traffic accident with a smuggler of illegal immigrants on Egnatia Odos

At noon on Saturday, April 20, on the Egnatia Road, Komotini-Xanthi, police officers from the Sapon Border Guard Department with the assistance of officers from the Jasmos Border Guard Department of the Rodopi Police Directorate arrested a local smuggler, who was promoting illegal immigrants into the country.

In more detail, the police officers arrested the perpetrator, because they spotted him riding in an ICHE car with an unknown accomplice who is wanted and illegally transporting 5 illegal immigrants into the country. It is noted that the arrested – driver of the vehicle, who lacks a driver’s license, initially did not comply with a police stop sign and developed speed driving dangerously. Finally, the vehicle veered off its course and came to a halt after hitting protective bars on the road, while the perpetrators – traffickers fled on foot, except foras one of them was arrested.

The above vehicle was impounded. The arrested person will be taken to the District Attorney of Rodopi, while the preliminary investigation was carried out by the Border Guard Department of Sapa.