Police detain 15 illegal migrants hidden in refrigerated lorry on Danube Bridge

Some 15 illegal migrants were found in a refrigerated lorry at Danube Bridge 2 at Vidin border checkpoint, the Interior Ministry reported on February 17. The lorry was travelling empty from Greece to Hungary and the drivers were two Greek citizens.

During the physical check, a border policeman found that the front wall of the cargo compartment was of a newer material than the others and had a window.

The lorry was returned for further inspection, in which a concealment was found in the front of the trailer containing 15 illegal migrants, all men. According to initial information, 6 were from Syria, 5 from Iraq and 4 from Afghanistan.

National passports were found in their luggage as well as Greek asylum application documents. Phones and documents of the migrants were found in the driver's cab.

The drivers and the illegal migrants are detained at a police station in Vidin. Work on the case is on-going.