Tag: illegal
Macedonia 20.08.20 | 18:23

Trafficker charged with transporting 70 illegal migrants

A 22 year old man from the village of Batinci near Skopje is charged with migrant trafficking after being arrested yesterday near Negotino. In his Volvo truck, the police found a total of 70 illegal migrants. Macedonia is on the main stretch of the Balkan migrant route, moving migrants that have managed...

Macedonia 16.08.20 | 14:38

Negotino police finds 80 illegal migrants from Pakistan in a truck headed north

Negotino police arrested a trafficker who was transporting 80 illegal migrants in his truck. The truck was stopped on the Negotino – Gradsko road yesterday morning. The driver, a 20 year old man from a village near Skopje, tried to flee but was eventually detained. All of the migrants were Pakistanis...

Macedonia 27.07.20 | 13:04

Man from Kavadarci arrested while driving three illegal migrants with his tractor

A man from Kavadarci was detained yesterday after he was found transporting three illegal migrants in his tractor. The migrants are all young men from Afghanistan and were sent to the Gevgelija migrant center. The local man is being investigated for migrant trafficking.

Macedonia 15.07.20 | 16:23

Illegal immigrants found near Demir Kapija, most of them fled the police

Police officers intercepted the transport of illegal migrants near Demir Kapija yesterday. The driver and most of the immigrants fled, but one, a 16 year old Syrian citizen, remained in the vehicle that was stopped. The BMW that was used to move the migrats has Skopje licence plates.

Macedonia 01.03.20 | 12:14

Macedonian police stops 78 illegal migrants near Stip

Macedonian police intercepted 78 illegal migrants near Stip. The group was being driven along the Stip – Kocani road by two men from Veles at 4 in the morning. They tried to evade a police checkpoint but were eventually stopped and detained. The migrants are being interrogated to determine their...