At the end of this week, Romanian Border Police officers within Timis Border Police County Inspectorate detected 28 people trying to illegally cross the Romanian "green border". 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.
Border Police officers within Lunga, Moravita and Beba Veche Border Police Sectors detected, in the competency area, nine groups of illegal migrants consisting of two up to five people, of various nationalities (Tunisians, Algerians and Morocco).
The detected people had no identity documents and spoke no Romanian. This determined Border Police officers to lead the people on the premises of Border Police Sectors, in order to sort out the situation. On this occasion, was established the fact that seventeen of theme are citizens of Alger, seven of Tunisia and four of Morocco, with ages from 15 to 40 years old who illegally crossed the Serbian- Romanian border.
While being interviewed, the illegal migrants asked for asylum in Romania. The aforementioned people stated that they have used this method due to the fact that they wanted to reach Schengen area but had no visas.
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, following, at the end of the investigation to be taken all the imposed legal measures.
Press news of Timis County Border Police Inspectorate