27-07-2018
In the coure of preventive operation “Migrant” the illegal migrants were apprehended by the representatives of the Department for Counteraction to Crimes associated with human trafficking together with the policemen of the Uzhhorod response units of Mukchevo Border Detachment and staff of the Migration Service nearby the village of Hluboke in the wood line. Five foreigners (21 to 50 years old) had no any documents. In addition, there was 35-year-old Ukrainian citizen in the car, who had been living in Ukraine for a long time. He is suspected in organization of illegal transportation. Police initated the criminal proceeding as to the fact of the offence. It is planned to transport them to Mukachevo Border Detachment. The investigation goes on.
Persons, involved in organization of the illegal trip for the undocumented foreigners, are wanted; however, the Police knows the circle of persons, who may be connected with this smuggling. The border guards informed the Police about the border cross by 14 illegal migrants. They were already stopped on another side of the border by Slovakian border guards. It had already been established that the violators got to the neighboring country through the border in Transcarpathia. The Slovakian Border Police detained the migrants. Currently, the issue is under consideration as their return in the frames of readmission to Ukraine, where they will be placed to the Temporary Holding Facility for the Migrants.
Six migrants from India and Pakistan were found in the woods of Transcarpathia. The law enforcers revealed two illegal migrants of Asian appearance in the suburb of the village Glubokoe, who were without any documents. Soon, frour more persons from the eastern countries were detected. Five detainees introduced themselves as the citizens of India, and one from Pakistan. During verification actions the foreigners reported about the unknown smugglers, who demaned money from them for as if they had already delivered the migrants to Hungary. However, they foreigners were left in the woods. The searches of involved persons continue as well as the filtration actions. Also, it was managed to detain the Ukrainian, who was probable guide. He did not have documents too and was unable to explain his stay within the border area.
In the course of 4 months of the operaton the staff of State Border Guard Service together with the representatives of other interacting agencies apprehended 175 illegal migrants, did not pass more than 1000 potential migrants through the state border and revealed more than 2 000 offenders of the state border and fronties regime.
The offender was found that night in the checkpoint “Uzhhorod” by the border guards of Chop Detachment.
One of the groups of the “travelers” was detained at about 2 a.m. by the border guards of Lviv Detachment. The foreigners arrived to the border by two taxi cars.
In the course of the border guards’ service the signs of human presence were noticed near the state border. The step track pointed to the fact that recently a group of persons walked this way.
When receiving information from the local residents about appearance of unknown persons, the border guards of Lviv Detachment stopped two cars for inspection in the suburb of the village Shabelna. There were 9 persons inside the vehicle, including also those of Asian appearance. After documents check the border guards established that 5 persons were the citizens of Ukraine and other persons had no any documents and were probably the migrants from other countries. One of them was the citizen of Bangladesh, who had the Certificate on appeal for protection in Ukraine, three other men introduced themselves as the citizens of Sri Lanka. All detainees were delivered to the Border Department for clarification of all circumstances of the infringement. Administrative-procedural documents were prepared as to the foreigners. So far, their participation in unlawful activities connected with illegal transportation of persons through the state border is under establishment.
The staff of BD “Nyzhankovychi”, Ukrainian-Polish border, detained three Iraqi citizens without documents. The law enforcers revealed the officers due to the available information received from local residents. As it was established the citizens arrived to Ukraine legally, but aimed to continue the journey to Europe in illegal way. The decision in the case concerning the attempts to cross illegally the state border of Ukraine will be made in the court.