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Bulgaria's Border Police Caught 9 Syrians Hidden in a Van
Crime | May 28, 2014, Wednesday // 12:44
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Bulgaria's border police caught nine Syrians, hidden in a van loaded with yoghurt, which was trying to cross the Danube on the Nikopol ferry, reported the Interior Ministry.
According to the report, the refrigeration van was driven by a Veliko Turnovo resident and was supposedly taking 100 crates of yoghurt to Romania.
During the border inspection the border police found a partition in the van, where were hiding nine Syrians, seven of which had ID documents.
The driver, his companion and the nine Syrians were arrested and taken to the Nikopol police station.
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