In the last 48 hours, Border Police officers
detected and apprehended 32 people of various nationalities, trying
to illegally cross the state border for entering Romania.
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.
In the last 24 hours, Border Police officers
within Timis Border Police County Inspectorate, Lunga, Jimbolia and
Moravita Border Police Sectors apprehended in the responsibility
area seven groups of migrants consisting of 28 men, citizens of
Alger, Tunisia, Morocco and Libya.
The detected people spoke no Romanian and had no identity
documents. Border Police officers led the aforementioned people on
the premises of Border Police Sectors in order to sort out the
situation. On this occasion was established the fact that 20 of
them are citizens of Algeria, 4 from Morocco, 2 from Tunisia and 2
from Libya with ages from 20 to 36 years old, which illegally
crossed the Serbian- Romanian border by walking in order to enter
Romania.
During the investigation, the aforementioned people stated that
they had acted this way due to the fact that they wanted to reach
Schengen area and had no visas for that.
On 18.10.2011, at about 21.20 hours, Border
Police officers within Raducaneni Border Police Sector, Iasi
County, while carrying out a specific mission using the optical
recognition system, detected two people walking on the left side of
the Jijia River.
A Border Police patrol within Raducaneni Border Police Sector went
there shortly in order to identify, apprehend and lead the people
on the premises of Border Police Sector in order to sort out the
situation.
Out of the investigations and the migrants’ statements
resulted that they are citizens of Republic of Moldova: B. Victor
and C. Adrian,, with ages of 23 and 24 years old and that they have
crossed the Prut River with the help of floatable boats, intending
to reach Italy, for getting a job there. Inside their luggage two
flashlights, two maps (Romania-Italy route) and several personal
objects were found.
The Border event was investigated in cooperation with Border
authorities within Republic of Moldova.
Also Border Police officers within Husi Border
Police Sector, Vaslui County, detected on 19.10.2011, around 21.30
hours, with the help of optical recognition system, two men who
reached Romanian territory after swimming in Prut River from
Republic of Moldova towards Romania. The intervention Border Police
team within Husi Border Police Sector apprehended and led the
people on the premises of Border Police Sector in order to sort out
the situation.
Out of the investigations and the migrants’ statements
resulted that they are citizens of Russian Federation and intended
to reach Romania in order to get a job.
Also this Border event was investigated in cooperation with Border
authorities within Republic of Moldova.
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, at the end of the investigation being taken the imposed legal measures.