Lankans attempting to enter Romania from Ukraine arrested

01 Jan, 2016

Border guards have?arrested?four Sri Lankans attempting to illegally enter Romania from Ukraine.

The arrest was made yesterday as the authorities along the?Romania and?Ukraine looked to stop illegal immigrants crossing the border.

The four Sri Lankans had attempted to cross through the?river Tisza when they were detected by border police and arrested.

Initial investigations revealed that the men could not speak Romanian and were of Asian origin. On being questioned it was revealed that the men were?from Sri Lanka aged between 21 and 46 years. (Colombo Gazette)

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