05-07-2015

One of the biggest groups of illegal migrants was apprehended in Transcarpathia by the border guards of BS «Vilok» of Mukachevo Detachment. The border detail disclosed a number of persons 150 m before the state border on Hungary. There were 15 persons, 4 women and 3 children, one of which was an infant. In total there were 22 persons. The detainees reported that they were the citizens of Afghanistan, however, they had no any documents to prove it. So far, additional border details check the surrounding territory and conduct the active measures on detection of possibly involved persons in this violation.

It will be recalled that the staff of State Border Guard Service in close cooperation with MOI, SSU, SMS, Border Departments of the countries of European Union take up the actions in the frames of the join operation «Border-2015». The operation is directed upon exposure of illegal migrants transportation channels, possible routes of their movement, exposure and comprementation of the existing channels of unlawful activity withing the entire territory of Ukraine.

Source:  http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_7780.htm