Greece jails Palestinian over lucrative migrant smuggling ring February 21, 2018 Migrants trying to reach European soil (AP/Santi Palacios)(AP/Santi Palacios)Greece jails Palestinian over lucrative migrant smuggling ring Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/greece-jails-palestinian-lucrative-migrant-smuggling-ring/ Email Print A Palestinian who ran a multi-million dollar smuggling ring was sent to prison by a Greek court. By: AP A Greek court in the northern city of Thessaloniki has convicted a Palestinian of running a major migrant-smuggling ring and sentenced him to 13 years in prison. Judges ruled Tuesday that 29-year-old Jamal Owda was active during the height of Europe’s immigration crisis, from July 2014 to December 2015 — when he was arrested in Britain following a Greek request. Migrants allegedly paid the ring 1,500 euros ($1,900) each to be taken from Greece to Serbia by road, at a time before Balkan countries closed their borders to check migratory flows. The traffickers’ annual revenues exceeded 10 million euros ($12 million). Owda, who denied the charges, was extradited to Greece last year after British authorities rejected his asylum application. Another 22 people have earlier been convicted of belonging to the group. GreeceIllegal migrants
