The Permanent Criminal Court of Larnaca has sentenced a 24-year-old man to five years in prison in connection with the smuggling of undocumented migrants.
The offences occurred on 13 April, 2024, in the Famagusta District, and included:
- Transporting people by sea in an overloaded vessel
- Assisting an irregular migrant to enter the Republic of Cyprus
- Participation in migrant smuggling
- Involvement in an organised criminal group
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