Serbian police dismantle migrant camp near Hungary border
Serbian police said on Sunday they have dismantled an illegal migrant camp near the border with Hungary and detained suspected people smugglers.
The makeshift camp was discovered in the village of Srpski Krstur, by the bank of the Tisa river, according to a police statement. It did not specify how many migrants were found at the site.
A video from the scene showed several people on the ground, face down with their hands at the back of their heads as special police forces searched tents and wooden huts. The footage showed confiscated mobile phones and knives.
"This smuggling gang committed various criminal acts and they were the reason why citizens, in this part of Serbia, felt unsafe," said Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin. "This will not be tolerated," he added.
Thousands of people, who fled war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa or Asia, have turned to migrant smugglers as they seek ways to reach Western Europe. European Union member state Hungary has erected a double fence along the land border with Serbia.
From Serbia, migrants also try to go to neighbouring EU states Croatia and Romania, or they first go to Bosnia and then look for ways to reach Croatia and from there attempt to reach other EU nations.
Vulin said the suspected people smugglers have engaged in theft and extortion from other migrants.
The statement said migrants found at the camp will be transferred to a state-run center for asylum-seekers in the south of the country, while local police and anti-terrorism authorities will take over those suspected of criminal acts.
(Source: AP)
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