Security forces nab 130 irregular migrants in eastern Turkey
The irregular migrants have been discovered crammed into a truck in the Muradiye district of Turkey’s eastern Van province, the Governor’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.
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All of the nabbed migrants were Afghan nationals, according to the statement.
The truck driver was arrested on a charge of human smuggling, the statement said.
The necessary procedures for the deportation of the migrants have been launched, it added.
Historically, Turkey has been a country of origin, transit, and destination for migrants and was a crossroads between Europe and Asia.
Recent regional events have contributed to Turkey increasingly becoming a major destination and transit country for those fleeing conflict, poverty, and disasters.
Turkey hosts one of the largest migrant and refugee populations in the world. (ILKHA)
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