Syrians in Eindhoven caught smuggling

18-09-2015 15:01
Two Syrians were arrested because they are suspected of smuggling hundreds of Syrian refugees in Europe. The men stayed in Eindhoven, the Public Ministry reported Friday. The main suspect and his nephew were last Friday arrested by the military police and they stuck.
 
During the search of their homes and in other addresses, this week seized computers, mobile phones, identity papers and records.
 
A year ago, the prosecution started an investigation into the 35-year-old prime suspect in Eindhoven. He has claimed justice presumably with others for profit widely Syrians residing temporarily in Italy, smuggled to the Netherlands and other Western European countries. Refugees were paying thousands of euros.
 
The main suspect maintained during the study of thousands of phone contacts on trafficking in internationally distributed co-defendants. He organized shipments and arranged cars and drivers to transport refugees. The man was in close contact with co-defendants who recruited the drivers turn.
 
Research
During the investigation also revealed that refugees were picked up in Greece, Austria and Hungary, according to the prosecution. ,, The smugglers possessed in Milan, Athens, Vienna and Budapest on fixed locations where refugees were staying. The refugees were paying in advance a portion of the fare in cash. Upon arrival they paid the remainder to the driver. ''
 
Several members of the smuggling organization traveled abroad to collect the money that the refugees had paid in advance. The arrested 26-year-old nephew of the chief suspect made according to justice all kinds of work, including the recruitment of refugees in Hungary and Austria. The main suspect was staying with his cousin in Eindhoven.
 
Cash flows
 
Crime profits of the smugglers poured from Milan, Vienna and Budapest via an underground banker to the Netherlands. Using straw men were sums of money within a minute via international money transfers received and paid. Cash was also delivered into the custody of a female relative in Eindhoven. This woman was arrested last week, but Sunday set free pending further results of the investigation.
 
The defendants kept their organization out of view of the authorities by cars for hire to transport refugees or shortly before use to overwrite the name of straw men. Also they exchanged regular mobile phone or telephone.
 
Turkey
 
The smuggling began in Turkey where refugees were recruited for the crossing by boat to Greece or Italy. The main suspect had close ties to a 27-year-old Syrian co-defendant abroad, which in turn had links with other smugglers.
 
Prior to embarkation refugees paid 7000 euros. For a smuggling trip with a car or minivan from Italy they paid 700 euros per person. Presumably departed from Milan and Vienna daily passenger cars and minibuses to the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
 
In recent months, the smugglers moved their operations to Budapest. Because of the large number of refugees they doubled their prices. 1500 euros for a smuggling trip to the Netherlands was quite normal. Those who could not pay were not smuggled.
 
Border control
 
The military police intercepted several times illegal shipments with people. In Germany and Austria stranded vehicles of smugglers with Syrian refugees in (urgent) set up border control.
 
Syrian refugees in the Netherlands say they have no choice but to do business with criminals. ,, It's all mafia. But if you want to go to Europe, you have no choice, '' said Fadi (24), who resides in the emergency care center in Rosmalen. Unlike many of his compatriots came to the economics student with a plane from Rhodes to Amsterdam, with a fake Spanish passport.
 
Also Tair Hudafa (50) came in first with a boat to Greece. From there, he was overwhelmed by several smugglers bring about the Balkans to Hungary. One time in a van, other times with a car. The whole venture cost him $ 8000. ,, You will be squeezed anywhere. On the Turkish coast, I had to pay 50 dollars to lie on a mattress outside overnight. ''
 
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