23 migrants from Turkey and Bangladesh, who were trying to illegally cross the border into Hungary, hidden in a truck loaded with auto parts, were discovered by the Arad Border Police on Thursday.
"Based on risk analysis, the police thoroughly examined the means of transportation. Thus, 23 foreign citizens were discovered, hidden in the cargo compartment. The persons were picked up and transported to the Border Police headquarters for investigations. The border police established that from the 23 citizens, 16 were citizens from Bangladesh, and the other 7 from turkey, their ages being between 19 and 40," the Arad Border Police informed.
It was established that most of the migrants entered our country legally, based on their valid documents and intended to illegally reach a state from the Schengen Area.
The border police are carrying out investigations for illegally crossing state border and migrant trafficking.AGERPRES