In the last 24 hours, Romanian Border Police
officers detected and apprehended 14 people of various
nationalities trying to illegally cross the Romanian state border
on their way to Schengen area.
In all the cases prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of
the offense of state border illegal crossing or attempt of state
border illegal crossing were drawn by Border Police officers.
On 12.09.201, at about 21.30, a Border Police
patrol within Nadlac Border Police Sector, Arad County detected,
with the help of thermal vision equipment, a group of nine men,
walking towards Hungary. The men were apprehended at about ten
meters away from the neighboring state’s territory, close to
Nadlac.
Due to the fact that their presence in the area was not justified
and that they spoke no Romanian and had no identity documents, were
led on the premises of Border Police Sector, in order to sort out
the situation.
On this occasion was established the fact that five of them are
Algerians, two from Morocco, one Lebanese and one Tunisian with
ages from 21 to 35 years old, intending to illegally reach
France.
The aforementioned people stated that they have acted this way due
to the fact that they wanted to reach Schengen area and had no
visas for that.
On the names of the nine people, prior acts of criminal
investigation in terms of the offense of attempt of state border
illegal crossing were drawn by Border Police officers, following to
be taken the legal imposed measures.
Also yesterday, Border Police officers within
Lunga and Jimbolia Border Police Sectors, Timis County detected, in
the area of responsibility, two groups of migrants. They spoke no
Romanian and had no identity documents.
Border Police officers led the people on the premises of Border
Police Sectors, in order to sort out the situation. On this
occasion was established the fact that all five are Algerians with
ages from 19 to 27 years old, intending to illegally cross the
border from Serbia to Romania.
During the investigation, the aforementioned people stated that
they have acted this way due to the fact that they wanted to reach
Schengen area and had no visas for that.
Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of
state border illegal crossing were drawn by Border Police officers,
following to be taken the legal imposed measures.