Greek police arrested 10 migrants who were posing as a volleyball team on Saturday at Athens’ International Airport, as they attempted to illegally travel to Switzerland using false passports.
According to police, the migrants had entered Greece without legal documents.
They arrived on Saturday at Eleftherios Venizelos airport wearing matching outfits and carrying sports bags, along with two volleyballs.
They then attempted to make it through passport controls using illegally obtained passports.
Border police realised the passports did not match up, and arrested them.
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According to police sources, the migrants are believed to be Syrian nationals who were looking to travel to Zurich from Athens using Ukrainian passports.
With over 26,000 asylum seekers being housed at overcrowded camps and facing long wait times to be processed, some migrants are taking matters into their own hands, and going to great lengths.
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