Lebanese man carried in German's luggage caught at Turkish-Greek border
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
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A man was captured at the Pazarkule Customs Gate while he was trying to cross from Turkey into Greece while carrying a Lebanese man in his bag, daily Hürriyet reported today.Customs officials became suspicious after seeing a German national experience difficulties carrying his luggage and demanded that the man open his bag.
A 20-year-old Lebanese man, only identified by his initials A.J., was discovered lying in the fetal position when officials opened the bag.
The Lebanese man was sent to the foreigners' department of the Edirne Security Directorate prior to deportation.
Police took the German man into custody on charges of smuggling migrants.
