Border patrols prevent 2,275 migrants from entering Serbia
In less than a month, Serbian border patrols prevented more than 2,000 migrants from entering Serbia from Bulgaria.
Source: Tanjug
Serbian patrols are seen near Vrska Cuka on Monday (Tanjug/AP)
24 people smugglers have been caught during the same period of time, Serbian MoD spokesperson Jovan Krivokapic has told the AP.
He specified that 2,275 people, mostly Syrians, Afghans and Pakistanis, have been prevented from entering Serbia since the joint military-police patrols were introduced on July 22.
Krivokapic also told the agency 454 migrants who were caught inside Serbia were transferred to refugee centers.
