24 illegal migrants detected at the Serbian border

In the last 48 hours, Border Police officers detected and apprehended 24 people, citizens of Alger, Morocco and Tunisia, trying to illegally enter Romania.
Twenty migrants were detected by Border Police officers within Timis Border Police County Inspectorate and four by Border Police officers within Caras Severin Border Police County Inspectorate in cooperation with representative of Romanian Immigration Office (O.R.I.).
In all the cases, prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of state border illegal crossing were drawn by Border Police officers.

During 03 - 04.08.2011, Border Police officers within Timis Border Police County Inspectorate apprehended several groups of migrants citizens of Alger, Morocco and Tunisia with ages from 19 to 37 years old, intending to illegally reach Schengen area.
Thus, on 03.08.2011, Border Police officers within Lunga Border Police Sector detected in the competency area ten people, males who spoke no Romanian and had no identity documents. Border Police officers led the aforementioned people on the premises of Lunga Border Police Sector in order to sort out the situation.
On this occasion was established the fact that six of them are citizens of Algeria, 2 from Morocco and 2 from Tunisia with ages from 19 to 37 years old, which illegally crossed the Serbian-Romanian border.
Yesterday, Border Police officers within Moravita and Cruceni Border Police Sectors detected in the competency area two groups of migrants consisting of six people, males. Out of the preliminary investigations resulted that the six Algerians, with ages from 22 to 33 years old, illegally crossed the Serbian- Romanian border.
Also, Border Police officers within Jimbolia Border Police Sector detected this morning at about 08.30, in the competency area, four migrants, citizens of Alger, with ages from 20 to 27 years old, illegally crossed the Serbian-Romanian border.

On 03.08.2011, Border Police officers within Naidas Border Police Sector, Caras Severin County, initiated an action in the field of countering illegal migration in cooperation with representative of Caras Severin Romanian Immigration Office (O.R.I.).
Thus, at about 14.00 hours, 459 meters away from the border line, were detected four males. Border Police officers established that they are foreigners with no identity documents which determined them to lead the foreigners on the premises of Naidas Border Police Sector in order to sort out the situation.
Out of the preliminary investigations and the migrants’ statements resulted that they are citizens of Libia, with ages from 25 to 38 years old. The four people illegally crossed the Serbian- Romanian border. During the investigation, the migrants asked for asylum, request which is in the competency of Caras Severin Romanian Immigration Office (O.R.I.), who will initiate the specific procedures.

In all the cases, prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of state border illegal crossing were drawn by Border Police officers, following at the end of the investigation to be taken the imposed legal measures.

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