According to a Greek media the operation for the concealment of former Bosnian Serb president had been funded with Greek government money through the non-governmental organization "International De-mining Centre."

A Greek boy, aged 18 and a Georgian, aged 24 confessed to the crime.

The wall that Greece has erected along the land border with Turkey in Evros has significantly limited number of crossings there. The situation with the sea border is still severe, as the number of cases recorded in 2013 was 25,000.