Greece: 19 Somalis found crammed in bus compartment being transported to Italy

Fox News and others have the AP story:

THESSALONIKI, Greece –  Police in northern Greece say 19 Somali migrants have been found hidden under the roof of a fake tour bus headed to Italy, and 23 Greeks alleged to be posing as tourists were arrested.

The 12 women and seven men were found crammed in the 35 centimeter- (13.7 inch-) high compartment after police stopped and searched the bus Tuesday outside Thessaloniki city.

Giorgos Pantelakos, head of Thessaloniki police’s human trafficking division, said the Somalis each paid 3,000 euros ($4,100) for the trip, while the seated passengers each received 100 euros ($135) to act as vacationers.

So where are the destitute Somalis getting $4,000 a pop to make the trip?

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