A policeman was detained on Wednesday morning on Trakia motorway near the town of Plovdiv while driving a van carrying 31 migrants. The detainee has admitted that he transported migrants several times, the District Prosecutor's Office-Plovdiv said.
The migrants said they paid about EUR 200 per person to be transported through the country. The policeman explained that he was paying off a large loan and needed the money, the BNR Plovdiv reported. The 23-year-old policeman has been working in the system for 2 years. He could face up to 6 years in prison and end up paying a fine to the tune of EUR 2,500 - EUR 10,000.
On Tuesday, lows will be between 1 and 6°C, 1°C in Sofia. During the day it will remain mostly cloudy, with showers mainly in the southeast. Over southwestern Bulgaria the clouds will break up and clear. Maximum temperatures will be 4° to 9°C, around..
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