56 migrants caught hidding in a truck, a minubus, and trunk of car at border

Arad border police have discovered 56 migrants from Syria, Iraq, Bangladesh and India who tried to cross the border into Hungary illegally, hiding in a truck, a minibus and the trunk of a car, all of which were checked in Nadlac I and Nadlac II border crossing points, Agerpres reports.

Thus, the border police checked a truck on Wednesday morning, at the Nadlac II, and found 45 migrants who were hiding. The truck was driven by a Romanian. According to the documents accompanying the goods, the driver was carrying household appliances for an Italian company.

"Following the thorough control of the means of transport, 45 foreign nationals were found hidden in the cargo compartment. They are citizens of India and Bangladesh, aged between 18 and 40, most of them asylum seekers in Romania," informed the Arad Border Police.

In a minibus driven by a Bulgarian, checked at the Nadlac I border crossing point, ten other migrants from Syria, aged between 20 and 40, were found hiding in a specially arranged place.

Also, a 28-year-old Iraqi man was found hiding in the trunk of a car driven by a Romanian citizen, at Nadlac I.

In all cases, border police are conducting investigations.