25-year old arrested while transporting 12 illegal Syrians in Lezha

Syrians cough by Albanian Police inside the vehicle

 A 25-year-old man transporting by microbus 12 Syrian citizens, who had illegally entered our country, has been arrested on the Milot-Morinë road.

The arrested, E. B., 25 years old, resident in Durrës, was transporting the Syrians in a "Volkswagen" type vehicle to help them cross the border illegally.

According to the police, the procedural materials were passed to the Prosecution at the Court of First Instance of Lezha, for further investigative actions, for the criminal offense "Assistance in illegal border crossing"

We emphasize that the number of illegal immigrants passing through Albania has increased significantly in recent years..