BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian special law enforcement on Wednesday raided a makeshift camp near the border with Hungary where they found 200 migrants, detained folks smugglers and confiscated weapons and income.
The law enforcement procedure in Srpski Krstur, by the Tisa river that runs alongside the border with Hungary, comes just two days after Serbia, Hungary and Austria agreed to choose joint motion to curb an elevated inflow of migrants into their nations around the world and further more into Europe.
Police said in a assertion that some of all those observed in the camp were being transferred to condition-operate services, although some have been taken prior to the prosecutors to face legal proceedings for the smuggling of persons, weapons and medicine, and for committing violent acts.
It was not right away obvious how many folks will encounter authorized charges. Police also stated they observed a few handguns, an automatic rifle, knives, machetes and funds, even though shots from the scene confirmed exclusive police hunting the tent camp and escorting a column of migrants.
“Serbia has not been and hardly ever will be an space the place criminals and scum arrive and keep, who traffic in men and women and make dollars on their hardship and sorrow,” explained Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin.
At a conference in Hungary earlier this week, Serbia, Hungary and Austria claimed they will draft a joint action plan on how to counter an obvious boost in arrivals of people today fleeing wars or poverty in the Center East, Africa or Asia.
Hundreds, if not 1000’s, of persons are considered to be tenting in Serbia by the Hungarian border, trying to find enable from people smugglers to cross and move on toward Western Europe. Hungary has set up a double wire fence alongside the border to halt the migrants from coming in.
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