Monday, 5 September 2011

Migrants apprehended by Border Police officers within Satu Mare Border Police County Inspectorate


In the last 24 hours, Border Police officers within Satu Mare Border Police County Inspectorate apprehended two groups of illegal migrants consisting of 6 people trying to illegally cross the Romania-Hungarian border.
  • On 04.09.2011, at about 01.00 hours, as a result of an operation coordinated by Border Police officers within Petea Border Police Sector, in the field of countering illegal migrants, by using thermal vision equipment, a group of 4 people was detected walking towards Romanian-Hungarian border. After being apprehended, was established the fact that they are citizens of Iran, with ages from 28 to 30 years old.
    As a result of the investigation, was established the fact that they had no travel documents; also they were carrying an inflatable boat in order to use it for crossing the channels from the area.
    The aforementioned people stated that they have searched the internet in order to get information about the area and ways of crossing this border. Thus, on the evening of 3rd of September, they took the train, went to Satu Mare and afterward walked, in the night, towards the border in order to illegally cross from Romania to Hungary, the final destination being Germany.
  • On the morning of 4th of September 2011, at about 09.00 hours, Border Police officers within Petea Border Police Sector in cooperation with Dorolt Police Station, apprehended on the right side of the river Somes, at about 500 meters away from the border line, two citizens of Morocco, with ages of 21 to 25 years old, intending to cross the Romanian-Hungarian border.
In both cases, investigations in regards to attempting to illegally cross the state border are in process.

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