(NewsRadio); A group including Sri Lankans has been apprehended at the Romanian border while attempting to illegally enter Hungary.
According to Agerpres, 27 migrants from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Eritrea and Pakistan were caught 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.
They were apprehended at the Nadlac I Border Crossing Point (PTF) during an inspection of a truck that was about to leave the country.
The Border Police of Arad have said that 17 foreign nationals were found after a detailed inspection of the truck, in a special compartment in the front part of the cargo cabin which was driven by a Romanian national.
The persons in question were then taken and transported to the headquarters of the Arad Police for further investigation, where the Border Police identified that they were citizens of Bangladesh and Eritrea, aged 21 to 67.
Moreover, 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 have said that they are conducting investigations to find out more information about this illegal activity.
In November, the 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.
