{"id":2332094,"date":"2024-08-27T19:53:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T23:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smugglers-throwing-migrants-off-speedboats-in-aegean-sea-to-avoid-arrest\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T20:00:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T00:00:37","slug":"smugglers-throwing-migrants-off-speedboats-in-aegean-sea-to-avoid-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smugglers-throwing-migrants-off-speedboats-in-aegean-sea-to-avoid-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Smugglers Throwing Migrants Off Speedboats in Aegean Sea to Avoid Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsmugglers-throwing-migrants-off-speedboats-in-aegean-sea-to-avoid-arrest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2332094&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Migrants attempting to cross from Turkey\u200b to Greece&#8217;s eastern islands are\u200d facing new\u2063 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fleeing-human-smuggler-drags-migrant-from-vehicle-near-border-in-texas\/\" title=\"Fleeing Human Smuggler Drags Migrant from Vehicle near Border in Texas\">dangerous tactics<\/a> from human\u200d smugglers. Reports \u200bfrom Greek authorities indicate that in\u200d two separate incidents, smugglers forced passengers into the \u200dsea to\u200c evade capture by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-allocates-310-million-for-border-sewage-cleanup-at-tijuana-river\/\" title=\"Biden sets aside 0M for Tijuana River border sewage cleanup.\">coast\u2063 guards<\/a> who were \u200din\u2064 pursuit. In one case, after a speedboat allegedly rammed a \u200bpatrol\u2062 boat near Kos, \u2063five migrants were\u200d thrown overboard, while the smugglers escaped. All\u200c eight migrants involved were eventually rescued. <\/p>\n<p>The rise of \u2062high-powered speedboats has replaced the previously favored fragile\u2064 inflatable boats, \u200cas smugglers adapt to stricter \u200bpolicing in the Aegean Sea. Additionally, there\u200b have been instances where\u200d smugglers\u2062 have used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-warplane-flies-within-10-feet-of-us-b-52-bomber-over-south-china-sea\/\" title=\"Chinese warplane flies dangerously close to US B-52 bomber in South China Sea.\">aggressive \u2063tactics<\/a> to\u200d elude capture, including ramming chase boats. In \u2063another incident off Symi, three migrants were discarded from a \u2063boat, allowing smugglers to return to Turkey with \u2062their remaining passengers.<\/p>\n<p>The increase in migrant crossings, now totaling about 31,500 for \u2063the year, is slightly lower than routes through Italy and\u200c Spain. As these tactics evolve, the danger\u200c to migrants continues to grow amid an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eritrea-acknowledges-presence-in-ethiopian-human-rights-crisis\/\" title=\"Eritrea Acknowledges Presence in Ethiopian Human Rights Crisis\">ongoing humanitarian crisis<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Smugglers ferrying migrants from Turkey to Greece&rsquo;s eastern islands have in two cases adopted the new and dangerous tactic of knocking some passengers off their speedboats into the sea to avoid capture by pursuing coast guards, Greek authorities say.<\/p>\n<p>All eight migrants were rescued in both cases, which occurred over the weekend. The incidents come as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/weeping-teen-migrant-found-abandoned-smugglers-texas-desert-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smugglers<\/a> using speedboats, instead of the flimsy inflatable dinghies with small engines they favored for years, adopt increasingly aggressive tactics to dodge Greek marine patrols.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, coast guards opened fire, killing one migrant, after a speedboat allegedly rammed their vessel in the eastern Aegean Sea during a chase.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek coast guard said Tuesday that in one case over the weekend a Palestinian and an Afghan man piloting a speedboat also tried to ram a pursuing patrol boat off the island of Kos. It said they then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-use-private-firms-to-surveil-service-members-social-media-accounts-for-concerning-behavior-report\/\" title=\"Biden To Use Private Firms To Surveil Service Members\u2019 Social Media Accounts For \u2018Concerning Behavior\u2019: Report\">allegedly forced<\/a> five passengers to jump into the sea, escaping towards the island as the coast guards stopped to rescue the migrants.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty migrants from the boat were later located on land, while the two suspected smugglers were arrested.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In a second incident off the island of Symi, three migrants were forced off the smuggling boat in mid-chase, the Greek coast guard said. That allowed the smugglers to return to Turkish waters with their remaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/drivers-passengers-getting-sick-electric-vehicles-doctor-confirms-real-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passengers<\/a>, who were picked up by the Turkish coast guard.<\/p>\n<p>The three migrants rescued in Greek waters said they had paid $4.500 each to be ferried across, according to a Greek coast guard statement.<\/p>\n<p>Smuggling gangs have adapted in recent months to deal with Greece&rsquo;s tight policing of eastern Aegean waters. Apart from aggressive use of high-powered speedboats, they have also followed new routes through the central Aegean, while there has been an increase in migrants making the much longer journey from Libya to the southern Greek island of Crete.<\/p>\n<p>Separately on Tuesday, the Greek coast guard said that a total of 42 people in two speedboats crossed from Turkey to the eastern island of Leros in the past 24 hours. Two suspected smugglers were arrested among the migrants on land, while a third was taken into custody at sea following a chase, a coast guard statement said.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from the United Nations refugee agency, about 31,500 migrants have arrived illegally in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tough-guy-actor-known-recently-sopranos-dies-greece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greece<\/a> so far this year. That is slightly fewer than the numbers reaching Italy and Spain, the main gateways for people trying to enter Europe illegally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In two separate incidents, they reportedly forced some passengers off their speedboats into the water to evade capture by coast guard officials. Fortunately, all eight migrants involved in these incidents were rescued over the weekend. These events highlight a shift in tactics among smugglers, who are now opting for faster speedboats instead of the previously used fragile inflatable dinghies with small engines as they attempt to escape Greek maritime patrols. <\/p>\n<p>Last week, during a chase in the eastern Aegean Sea, coast guards fired upon a speedboat that allegedly collided with their vessel, resulting in one migrant&#8217;s death. On Tuesday, the Greek coast guard reported that during one of the recent incidents near Kos Island, two men\u2014one Palestinian and one Afghan\u2014piloting a speedboat attempted to ram into a pursuing patrol boat and subsequently forced five passengers into the sea before fleeing towards land while coast guards attended to those thrown overboard. Later on land, thirty migrants from that boat were found and two suspected smugglers were arrested.<\/p>\n<p>In another incident near Symi Island, three migrants were pushed off their smuggling boat while being chased; this allowed the smugglers to return safely to Turkish waters with their remaining passengers who were later picked up by Turkish authorities. The three rescued individuals revealed they had each paid $4,500 for passage.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, smuggling operations have adapted due to increased enforcement by Greece along its eastern Aegean waters. Besides employing high-speed boats aggressively, smugglers are also exploring new routes through central Aegean waters and there has been an uptick in migrants making longer journeys from Libya to Crete.<\/p>\n<p>Separately on Tuesday, it was reported that 42 people crossed from Turkey into Leros within 24 hours via two speedboats; among them were two suspected smugglers arrested on land and another apprehended at sea after a pursuit.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from the United Nations refugee agency, approximately 31,500 migrants have illegally entered Greece this year\u2014a figure slightly lower than those arriving in Italy and Spain which remain primary entry points for individuals attempting illegal entry into Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2332095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-18.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39478,5371,14287],"class_list":["post-2332094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aegean-sea","tag-migrants","tag-smuggling"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-18.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}