Human traffickers sentenced to 282 years in prison in Greece

September 05 2014 18:51:22

Human traffickers sentenced to 282 years in prison in Greece

ATHENS – Anadolu Agency

A group of migrants captured by the Greek police are seen. Four people have been sentenced to a total of 282 years for human trafficking. DHA Photo

Four people, including two Turks, have been sentenced to a total of 282 years in prison in Greece for human trafficking.

Two Turkish nationals and two Syrian nationals arrested on a boat carrying 138 illegal migrants to Greece last year were found guilty of human trafficking by a court in Heraklion, the administrative capital on the island of Crete.

Two of the human traffickers, aged 42 and 31, were sentenced to a combined total of 142 years in prison, while the other two, aged 48 and 31, were jailed for a total of 140 years.

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