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Serb police detain 16 suspected people-smugglers
Thousands migrants look for ways to cross in EU states
22 September, 12:25
(ANSA-AP) - BRUSSELS — Serbian police say they have cracked a
people-smuggling ring and detained 16 people suspected of
illegally transferring migrants into the Balkan country and on
toward the European Union.
Police said Thursday the suspects are from the southern municipality of Bujanovac, close to the border with Macedonia. The statement says they face charges of illegal border crossing and people-smuggling.
The state intelligence agency also took part in the investigation.
Serbia has stepped up its crackdown on people-smugglers as part of efforts to curb the influx from Macedonia and Bulgaria of migrants fleeing war and poverty.
Thousands remain stranded in Serbia looking for ways to cross into neighboring EU states Hungary or Croatia. Countries closed their borders for free entry of migrants in March.
(ANSA-AP).
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Police said Thursday the suspects are from the southern municipality of Bujanovac, close to the border with Macedonia. The statement says they face charges of illegal border crossing and people-smuggling.
The state intelligence agency also took part in the investigation.
Serbia has stepped up its crackdown on people-smugglers as part of efforts to curb the influx from Macedonia and Bulgaria of migrants fleeing war and poverty.
Thousands remain stranded in Serbia looking for ways to cross into neighboring EU states Hungary or Croatia. Countries closed their borders for free entry of migrants in March.
(ANSA-AP).
