Four people smugglers from Syria arrested
The Local - [email protected] •
19 Aug, 2014
Updated Tue 19 Aug 2014 12:37 CEST
Four alleged people smugglers from Syria were arrested in Leopoldsdorf, Lower Austria on Monday night.
According to police they had 53 Syrians - 47 men and six women - hidden in the cargo compartment of a truck with Bulgarian license plates.
They had entered Austria through Hungary, and were arrested by a team from the Special Investigation branch SOKO.
The 53 Syrians have now applied for asylum seeker status and are said to be in good health.
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