STA, 2 September 2020 - Police apprehended a group of 60 people who had illegally entered the country near the town of Semič in the south-east on Tuesday. The migrants come from Pakistan and Afghanistan.
They were captured after a large number of persons were spotted in Srednja Vas at around 4pm, running towards Komarna Vas, the Novo Mesto police department said on Wednesday.
The illegal migrants were apprehended by police officers from Črnomelj, Dolenjske Toplice and the specialised unit for border control of the General Police Administration. A special unit of the Novo Mesto police department also took part in the operation.
The foreigners are still being processed by police.
Police chase vehicle with 16 migrants from Ilirska Bistrica to Italy
STA, 3 September 2020 - Slovenian police chased last evening a vehicle with Italian licence plates carrying 16 Eritrean citizens from the area of Ilriska Bistrica, a town in the south some 10km from Croatia, all the way to Italy, as the Spanish driver refused to pull over.
The Koper Police Department said on Thursday that several unsuccessful attempts had been made to stop it.
The vehicle then ran over a stinger spike system in the coastal town of Škofije, but the 21-year driver continued the journey despite flat tyres.
He finally stopped near the Italian town of Muggia over half an hour after the vehicle was first spotted at 9.30pm in a village near Ilirska Bistrica.
The driver fled, but was caught some 300 metres from the vehicle, while the group of illegal migrants and the driver were taken over by Italian police.
Earlier on Wednesday, a car with German licence plates driven by a 28-year-old Syrian citizen living legally in Germany was stopped in another village near Ilirska Bistrica, carrying five Eritreans.
Further east, near the town of Črnomelj, locals notified last evening the police of a van which carried 24 illegal migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. While they tried but failed to escape, the driver managed to flee and has not yet been found.
