16-09-2013

Border guards of Chop Detachment detained ten “happiness seekers” who intended to cross Ukrainian-Slovakian border illegally. The border guards acted after receiving warning information. In the course of the searching actions law enforcement agents succeeded to detect and apprehend a group of unfamiliar persons with children among them. There were eight brave men getting to Slovakia through the mountains. As in most cases, detainees could not confirm their citizenship as they did not have any documents. As they explained themselves, there were five Afghans and three Syrians in their “team”, out of them two minors of 2009 and 2012 year of birth. They also informed that Slovakia had to become just intermediate point of their trip to the countries of Western Europe.

Bearing the company, two men were apprehended in half kilometer before the border on Slovakia. They introduced themselves as the citizens of Georgia being without documents, who also wanted to get to European Commonwealth.

All violators, altogether they were 10, were delivered to border subdivision in order to establish the circumstances of the infringement and process administrative and procedural document. Decision on responsibility before the law and their further destiny will be decided by the court.

Source: www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/140996‎