After the terrible refugee drama in Calabria at the end of February, the trail of the lenders now led to Styria! In the state capital, one of the masterminds of the illegal crossing of the Mediterranean was caught with at least 70 dead. He fled after the accident and hid in a refugee house.
Ufuk G. is 28 years old and has Turkish nationality. He was caught in the Graz asylum accommodation on Monday, the federal criminal investigation department confirmed in a corresponding report from the Italian newspaper “Repubblica” to the “Krone”. Access was granted by the financial police and a special unit.
Six suspected smugglers are believed to be behind the tragedy in Italy. One drowned herself when the refugee boat crashed, one is still missing and three are already in a prison in the Italian town of Crotone.
It is said that the last member of the group worked as a boat driver and mechanic during the crossing and left in a small dinghy after the accident. It is he for whom the handcuffs now clicked in Graz.
applied for asylum
The destination of his flight was Germany, Graz apparently just a stopover – but he applied for asylum in Austria. The Italian authorities have already submitted an extradition request, Ufuk G. will be transferred to Italy in the coming hours.
Source: Krone
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