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141 illegal migrants detained this morning in the Burgas region

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A total of 141 migrants have been detained in two separate occasions this morning near the Black Sea city of Burgas

In the first case, a TIR truck with 88 migrants - men from Afghanistan - was detained on a boulevard in Burgas. The truck driver is a 60-year-old Macedonian. The migrants were loaded into the truck with Macedonian registration in the area of ​​the village of Debelt, located about 20 km from Burgas. 

Another 53 illegal migrants - also men from Afghanistan - were detained between the villages of Gaber and Debelt, BNR-Burgas reported. 
Pre-trial proceedings have been initiated.



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