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Police detains 43 illegal migrants from Afghanistan

Photo: BGNES

This morning, the police detained 43 illegal migrants from Afghanistan at Sofia's Botevgradsko shosse boulevard. They are between 25 and 30 years old and were transported in a truck. Six of the men were taken to hospital. 

Within 24 hours, the driver of the vehicle and his passenger - Bulgarian citizens known to the law enforcement authorities - were arrested.



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