68 irregular migrants held in northwestern Turkey
2 bus drivers nabbed on suspicion of human trafficking, says provincial security directorate
KOCAELI, Turkey (AA) - Police held at least 68 irregular migrants in northwestern Turkey on Sunday, officials said.
The migrants – all of them Afghan nationals – were found when anti-smuggling teams stopped a suspicious vehicle near the town of Dilovasi in the Kocaeli province, said a statement by the provincial security directorate.
The bus drivers were arrested on suspicion of human trafficking.
Turkey has been a main route for irregular migrants trying to cross into Europe, especially since 2011, when Syria’s civil war began.
* Writing by Dilan Pamuk in Ankara
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