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Serbia arrests 16 for trafficking migrants to Western Europe |
2016-09-23 |
[AlAhram] Serbia has tossed in the slammerYez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! 16 people suspected of trafficking refugees from the Middle East, Asia and Africa, as part of increased efforts to stem the flow of illegal In a statement, the ministry said all 16 suspects detained by police and state security agents came from the southern towns of Presevo and Bujanovac, just outside Macedonia. "They facilitated illegal crossings of the border between Macedonia and Serbia and ... transfers through Serbia to EU countries," the statement said. Serbia was at the centre of last year's migrant influx into Europe, when hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war in the Middle East journeyed up through the Balkans to reach sanctuary in the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... Over the summer, many More than 110,000 Around 7,000 ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... via Macedonia or Bulgaria. Since its creation in July, a Serbian military and police task force that patrols the southern borders with Macedonia and Bulgaria has prevented around 8,000 "In the past two weeks, there's an increased pressure of A military and police patrol had found 24 Late on Wednesday, Serbian prime minister Aleksandar Vucic said Belgrade could tighten its migrant policies. "We cannot become a parking lot for Afghans," news agency Tanjug quoted Vucic as saying at a conference in New York. As well as cooperating with Hungary to stem the flow of |
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