Crotone - Italian coast guards yesterday detained 367 people for illegally entering the country on a motorboat. The 50 metre vessel, Kalfit, was spotted in the early morning hours north of Crotone, close to the coast, and escorted by a coastguard vessel and a helicopter to the Calabrian port for identification.
Eight suspected human traffickers from the boat were held near Crotone. The latest arrival of illegal immigrants drew a sharp reaction from the Italian Interior Ministry which said some countries may not be doing enough to stop would-be migrants from leaving their ports.
