Serbian police detain migrant smugglers, find weapons, money

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian particular police on Wednesday raided a makeshift camp close to the border with Hungary the place they discovered 200 migrants, detained folks smugglers and confiscated weapons and cash.

The police operation in Srpski Krstur, by the Tisa river that runs alongside the border with Hungary, comes simply two days after Serbia, Hungary and Austria agreed to take joint motion to curb an elevated inflow of migrants into their international locations and additional into Europe.

Police mentioned in an announcement that a few of these discovered within the camp had been transferred to state-run services, whereas some have been taken earlier than the prosecutors to face authorized proceedings for the smuggling of individuals, weapons and medicines, and for committing violent acts.

It was not instantly clear how many individuals will face authorized fees. Police additionally mentioned they discovered three handguns, an computerized rifle, knives, machetes and cash, whereas pictures from the scene confirmed particular police looking out the tent camp and escorting a column of migrants.

“Serbia has not been and by no means shall be an space the place criminals and scum come and keep, who site visitors in folks and earn money on their hardship and sorrow,” mentioned Inside Minister Aleksandar Vulin.

At a gathering in Hungary earlier this week, Serbia, Hungary and Austria mentioned they are going to draft a joint motion plan on easy methods to counter an obvious improve in arrivals of individuals fleeing wars or poverty within the Center East, Africa or Asia.

A whole lot, if not 1000’s, of persons are believed to be tenting in Serbia by the Hungarian border, searching for assist from folks smugglers to cross and transfer on towards Western Europe. Hungary has put up a double wire fence alongside the border to cease the migrants from coming in.

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