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Sri Lankan immigrants found inside truck at Romanian border
23 Dec, 2022
A group Sri Lankans were among 27 migrants detained in Romania while attempting to cross the border illegally into Hungary.
According to the Agerpres, 27 migrants from Bangladesh, Eritrea, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan were detained by Romanian?s Arad police after they tried to cross the border illegally into Hungary, hiding inside two trucks loaded with textile fabrics and metal rods.
According to Agerpres, a truck, driven by a Romanian, was searched at the Nadlac I Border Crossing Point (PTF) when it was about to leave the country. During the search, the authorities discovered migrants hidden in the goods being transported.
The Arad border Police said that after a detailed inspection of the truck, 17 foreign nationals were discovered in a special compartment in the front part of the cargo cabin.
The persons in question were then taken and transported to the headquarters of the Arad police for further investigation, where the Border Police discovered that they were citizens of Bangladesh and Eritrea, aged 21 to 67.
Over 11 other migrants from Sri Lanka and Pakistan, aged between 21 and 42 were also found in a truck also driven by a Romanian national, which was loaded with metal bars.
The border Police said that they are conducting further investigations.
In November, Romanian border police detected a truck with 26 migrants from Syria and Turkey trying to enter the Schengen area, which contained canisters of hydrochloric acid.
Romania has become a transit point for immigrants as a result of which it has strengthened controls at its borders. (Colombo Gazette)
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