Tag: migrants
Macedonia 17.07.20 | 12:08

Group of Bangladeshi migrants found near Negotino, another was involved in an accident near Skopje

Police found 18 illegal migrants transported in a van on the highway near Negotino. The group was driven by a man from Skopje and consisted of adult people from Bangladesh. The driver has been detained and the migrants temporarily housed in the Gevgelija reception area. In another incident, a van transporting...
Macedonia 13.07.20 | 17:22

Two migrants hold other 19 hostage in Vaksince village

The police found 21 migrants in an abandoned building in the Kumanovo village of Vaksince on Monday. The Ministry of Interior said two migrants, both from Pakistan, have been arrested for holding the other 19 hostage. Investigation in the case is underway.  
Macedonia 12.07.20 | 21:46

13 injured in car accident near Stip village

Thirteen people were injured Sunday near the Stip village of Lakavica after two vehicles collided with one of the them carrying migrants. Police spokesman Gordana Panajotova confirmed that two vehicles collided, but fell short of providing more details because investigation is ongoing. Alen Georgiev,...
Macedonia 09.07.20 | 22:32

Strumica Mayor asks for police support after groups of illegal migrants were seen crossing the area

Two days after local media outlets published footage of illegal migrants walking freely around Strumica, Mayor Kosta Janevski finally responded – by calling on others to deal with the problem. Strumica is the new link in the Balkan migrant route. With the fair summer weather and the lifting of...
Macedonia 09.07.20 | 11:59

Migrants injured in traffic accident near Strumica

Seven migrants were injured Wednesday night near Strumica, after the van transporting them flipped over, Strumica police department spokesperson Hrizantema Rendevska has said. Authorities launched an investigation, but the driver had fled the scene. This is the second traffic accident in two days involving...
Macedonia 07.07.20 | 16:55

Migrant trafficker causes a major accident in Strumica

A driver transporting a group of illegal migrants caused a serious traffic accident in Strumica in which three migrants were injured. The driver, a man from Kocani, was speeding through Strumica, possibly to evade a patrol, and hit three cars. Some of the migrants in his van fled after the accident....
Macedonia 07.07.20 | 11:39

Police find 211 migrants near Gevgelija, detain driver

Police officers found 211 migrants from Bangladesh and Pakistan in a truck in village Stojakovo near Gevgelija late on Monday. Police officers stopped the truck when it joined regional road Gevgelija-Bogdanci. During the inspection, they found 211 migrants, of whom 144 from Bangladesh and 67 from Pakistan,...
Macedonia 30.06.20 | 18:24

Number of migrants increases: State of crisis declared on part of country’s territory

The Government adopted Tuesday a decision on a state of crisis at a part of the country’s territory due to increased migrant entry and transit. The state of crisis will last for 30 days, starting on July 2, with the HQ at the Crisis Management Center to be in continual session. The HQ is tasked with...
Macedonia 29.06.20 | 11:32

Border police intercepted 10 illegal migrants near Kumanovo

Ten illegal migrants were intercepted in the area of Kumanovo near the border with Serbia, but most of them fled. The incident occurred on Saturday evening, when a 36 year old man from Stip was found driving 10 migrants in his car toward the border. Seven of the migrants fled, and three of them, men...
Macedonia 27.06.20 | 13:17

Police find 17 migrants near Radovis

Police officers found late Friday 17 migrants – two from Pakistan, one from Somalia, five from Iran and nine from Afghanistan – at Strumica-Stip road near Radovis. A vehicle with Tetovo register places was found nearby, which the migrants said was used for their transport, the Ministry of Interior...
Macedonia 18.06.20 | 16:36

Border police reports it stopped the transport of 142 illegal migrants a week ago

The Interior Ministry informed that a week ago the border police patrol captured 142 illegal migrants hiding in a truck that was heading north along the A1 highway near Gevgelija. The migrants were transported by two men from Gevgelija, who are arrested and are being charged. Once the police spotted...
Macedonia 15.06.20 | 14:31

Police finds 51 illegal migrants in house on the border with Serbia

A police raid on a house in the village of Vaksince, near Kumanovo, led to the discovery of 51 illegal migrants. The people were from Pakistan (38) and Afghanistan (13), and the group included six minors. Villages such as Vaksince, on the border with Serbia, are used by migrant traffickers to keep groups...
Macedonia 15.06.20 | 11:19

Migrant trafficker hit a police car near Kumanovo, fled the scene leaving eight Pakistanis behind

A migrant trafficker caused an accident with a police car on Sunday evening as he was transporting eight illegal migrants near Kumanovo. The trafficker hit a police “Renault Megan” with his “Volkswagen Passat” and then fled the scene. Inside the Passat were eight migrants from...
Macedonia 09.06.20 | 12:42

Migrant trafficker kills a man while fleeing the police near Strumica

The victim in the high speed accident near Strumica yesterday was a driver from the village of Gradasorci, whose car was hit by a trafficker of illegal migrants who was fleeing the police. Ten passengers were also injured in the accident that was caused by E.S. (55) from Skopje, who was transporting...
Macedonia 09.06.20 | 12:36

Migrant trafficker with 12 Afghans and Iraqis intercepted near Veles

Police arrested a 45 year old man from the village of Lojane near Kumanovo who was transporting 12 illegal migrants in a van. The arrest was made on the A1 highway near Veles. Ten of the migrants are from Afghanistan and two are Iraqis. The driver is being charged with migrant trafficking. Lojane is...
Macedonia 08.06.20 | 22:57

One dead and ten injured in the crash involving a migrant transport near Strumica

One person has been confirmed dead and ten are injured in the horrific car crash near Strumica, when a vehicle transporting illegal migrants was trying to flee a police pursuit. The driver of the vehicle hit a car, then a wall before stopping on the Strumica – Radovis road. It’s still not...
Macedonia 08.06.20 | 20:25

One dead when a car transporting illegal migrants had a high speed accident near Strumica

Eyewitnesses from Strumica are reporting a serious traffic accident this evening, when a vehicle transporting illegal migrants was trying to flee the police and plowed into another vehicle. The incident happened near the village of Vasilevo, on the Strumica – Radovis road. Witnesses say that one...
Macedonia 22.05.20 | 16:08

The removal of coronavirus restrictions will cause a spike in illegal migration in the Balkans, Interior Minister Culev warns

Interior Minister Nake Culev arned that the lifting of the coronavirus linked restrictions across the region will again re-active the migrant smuggling routes in the Balkans. Migrants were easy to catch with the evening curfews that were introduced because of the coronavirus epidemic, and he border closures,...
World 22.05.20 | 11:50

V4: The threat isn’t over yet, Orban warns

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned the public that the threat of the coronavirus has not pass yet and urged them to remain vigilant. Orban said that the country will continue to relax the precautionary measures, starting with the smaller towns and leaving the densely populated metropolis of...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 17:44

Three illegal migrants detained in Skopje during the coronavirus curfew

Three illegal migrants were detained yesterday afternoon in the Kisela Voda part of Skopje. The three men, aged 24 to 35, were from Syria, Morocco and the Palestinian territories. Macedonia has seen a sharp drop in the arrests of illegal migrants, which would number in dozens almost each day at the start...
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