On kaže da najnovije cifre koje je prikupio IMEPO za 2008. pokazuju da je u graničnim oblastima privedeno oko 146.000 lica, koja su pokušavala ilegalno ući u Grčku; od kojih je 55.000 presretnuto u Egejskom moru ili u prefekturi Evros.
He said the latest figures collected by IMEPO for 2008 show that roughly 146,000 people were detained in border areas while attempting to enter Greece illegally; 55,000 of which were intercepted in the Aegean Sea or Evros prefecture.