site.bta80 Illegal Migrants Found in Truck on Trakia Motorway

Eighty illegal migrants were found in a truck that was stopped for a check on Trakia Motorway, said the spokesperson for the Regional Directorate of the Interior In Pazardjik, Miroslav Stoyanov. The truck, a Turkish-plated Renault with a Serbian driver, was stopped at the 67th km of the motorway in the direction of Sofia.

The migrants were in the freight compartment of the truck.

There are indications that the migrants are all from Afghanistan.

The truck driver was arrested. Officers from the Migration Department of the Interior Ministry are working with the migrants.

A pre-trial proceeding has been opened.