Serbian police have arrested two folks suspected of smuggling Cubans towards Spain
This picture offered by the Serbian Ministry of Inside on Monday July 24, 2023, exhibits seized cash and paperwork in a raid. Serbian police stated Monday they’ve arrested two folks suspected of serving to smuggling Cubans towards Spain as a part of a global crime group. The suspects in Serbia are accused of organizing the unlawful switch of a minimum of 53 folks to neighboring nations — North Macedonia or Bosnia — and on to Spain. (Serbian Ministry of Inside through AP)
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BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian police stated Monday they’ve arrested two folks suspected of serving to smuggle Cubans towards Spain as a part of a global crime group.
The 2 Serbian residents had been arrested in a monthslong investigation in cooperation with Spain, the Interpol and Europol, police stated in a press release. They stated 18 extra suspects have been arrested in Spain.
The suspects in Serbia are accused of organizing the unlawful switch of a minimum of 53 folks to neighboring nations — North Macedonia or Bosnia — and on to Spain, stated the assertion.
Serbia, a southeastern European nation situated on the Balkan peninsula, is on the coronary heart of a key land route for migrants attempting to succeed in the European Union.
The nation in April revoked a visa-free journey association with Cuba following stories of Cubans shifting on towards Spain and different EU nations after first coming to Serbia as vacationers.
Serbia additionally imposed visas earlier this yr for the residents of Burundi, Tunisia and India for a similar cause and below strain from the EU, which is in search of to curb migration into the 27-nation bloc.