No illegal immigrants crossed border in last two days

BELGRADE - The Serbian Interior Ministry has managed to significantly reduce the number of Albanian illegal immigrants trying to cross the border, and no such case was recorded in the last two days, Marija Obradovic, chairperson of the parliamentary Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs, stated on Thursday.

"In the last 48 hours, no illegal crossing of the border has been recorded, while for instance, in the first half of February about 150 illegal crossings were prevented," Obradovic told Tanjug.

In cooperation with colleagues from neighboring countries, and also Germany and Austria, the Serbian Interior Ministry has significantly curbed the number of crossings by illegal immigrants over Serbian borders.

The Serbian Interior Ministry has stepped up the presence of border police and deployed additional members of the Gendarmerie and general police, who have contributed to stopping the surge of Albanian bogus immigrants trying to cross the borders in the previous period, particularly in the first half of February.

She said that these are bogus immigrants with false documents and an administrative certificate for movement through Serbia trying to reach the EU countries, primarily in search of work.

"As the chairperson of the Committee, I would like to commend the activities and commitment of the Ministry of the Interior aimed at stopping this surge," said Obradovic.

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