Bosnia Border Police prevents smuggling of 15 migrants, Moroccan and Pakistani nationals

The smuggling attempt was detected during state border surveillance and checks of two passenger vehicles bearing BiH license plates. The vehicles were driven by BiH citizens, the BiH Border Police said on Tuesday.

Further investigation established that the foreign nationals did not have identification documents. In migrant questionnaires, they stated that they were from Morocco and that two of them were minors.

Earlier, on November 7, members of the Kamensko Border Police Unit prevented the smuggling of eight foreign nationals in the Livno area.

The foreign nationals, who were subsequently identified as Pakistani citizens, were being smuggled by BiH citizens in two passenger vehicles, a Skoda and a Renault, both bearing BiH license plates.

The on-duty prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH was notified of the incidents. Acting on the prosecutor's orders, evidence was temporarily seized, and reports on suspected criminal offenses of "people smuggling" will be submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of BiH against the drivers.

The smuggled Moroccan and Pakistani nationals were handed over to the BiH Service for Foreigners' Affairs for further processing.