Greek authorities say 66 migrants have been found in two locations on the southern island of Crete after arriving on the island on a wooden boat that set sail from the Libyan coast – a route increasingly used by smuggling rings.

Authorities in Greece found 66 migrants on Crete, revealing increasing smuggling from Libya. They traveled on a wooden boat, routed from Libya to Greece. Migratory routes via the Libyan coast are rising due to strict patrols in the eastern sea.

Greek authorities said more than 170 migrants have been picked up from rickety boats in the past three days with most found off the southern t

The passengers told authorities they had set sail from Libya in the early hours of Tuesday ... had arrived between Monday and Wednesday on Crete and the tiny island of Gavdos, Greece’s ...

Another 68 people were located in two separate cases in Crete and Gavdos Monday ... the migrants said they had set sail from Tobruk in Libya and had been heading to Greece. For decades Greece ...

In both cases, the migrants said they had set sail from Tobruk in Libya and had been heading to ... journey from the Libyan coast to the islands of Crete and Gavdos, officials have said.