Serbia police find 43 migrants, accuse 2 women of smuggling
BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbian police say they have found 43 migrants in two private houses in the capital of Belgrade.
Police said Sunday that two Serbian women who were also in the houses are facing charges of people smuggling and illegal crossing of the state border.
The statement says that migrants had no documents. Police have not specified their nationalities.
Migrants have been using the help of smugglers to reach the European Union after the closure of the so-called Balkan corridor and an EU-Turkey agreement aimed at curbing the influx.
Thousands also have been stuck in Serbia and other Balkan countries for months, and many more are expected to arrive as the weather conditions improve in the summer.
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