By Ibrahim Yildiz
BITLIS, Turkey (AA) - A total of 53 irregular migrants were held in eastern Turkey, local authorities said on Tuesday.
The gendarmerie captured the irregular migrants in Bitlis during a regular traffic control in the town of Adlicevaz, the provincial governorate said in a statement.
A suspect who allegedly organized the illegal travel of the migrants was taken into custody.
The irregular migrants will be transferred to the provincial migration office.
*Writing by Dilan Pamuk in Ankara