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POLICE APPREHEND ALLEGED HUMAN SMUGGLERS, MIGRANTS IN NW HUNGARY

 

Police apprehended two alleged human smugglers and 11 migrants in a van near Győr in north-western Hungary late on Thursday, police.hu reported. The van was stopped outside the city at 11pm. The driver was Hungarian and in addition to a Hungarian passenger there were 11 foreigners travelling in the van who said they were Syrian citizens and were unable to present documents showing their eligibility to be in Hungary. The two Hungarian citizens have been interviewed on suspicion of human smuggling, the statement said.