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Operation against illegal migration underway in Sofia

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The Interior Ministry and the State Agency for National Security are holding an operation in Sofia against illegal migration and human trafficking that includes checks of addresses and automobiles. No details have been released to media so far. Last night in Sofia the police intercepted 60 migrants from Afghanistan. Most of them have had regular ID papers and have been aged from 20 to 30. Local authorities in Northwestern Bulgaria have voiced fears that this year too migration pressure on the Bulgarian-Serbian border will remain strong.




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