Bosnian border police concluded two large-scale police operations aimed at cracking down on migrant smugglers.

Six suspects were detained. Officers raided eight locations in Bosnia’s northwestern most Una-Sana Canton, seizing evidence, including an undefined amount of weapons and ammunition.

At one of the locations, the officers found eight migrants from Kosovo and Iraq.

The police operations, “Taurus” and “Oks”, were conducted jointly with the Croatian Ministry of Interior in both countries, and have been ongoing since January and February, respectively. The operations were supported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Police in Croatia also raided several locations today, detaining 11 suspects.

Bosnian officers identified some 30 persons they suspect are involved in the smuggling operations, divided into two organized crime groups. Both of those groups operated in the northeastern Bosnian areas of Bihac and Velika Kladusa, allegedly smuggling at least 100 foreign nationals across the border and profiting between 500 and 550 Euro per person. The migrants include Turkish, Kosovo, Afghani and Iraqi nationals.

Bosnia's Border Police has intensified its presence along Bosnia’s borders to deter migrants and migrant smugglers from crossing into the country. Officers are conducting detailed searches of vehicles coming in from Serbia and Montenegro and continue to collect information on organized human smuggling groups.