Bulgarian-Hungarian Smuggling Ring Allegedly Involved in Refugee Truck Death in Austria

Three people, including a Bulgarian national, have been arrested in Hungary in connection with the 71 refugees found dead in a truck on an Austrian motorway.

According to reports of Austrian police, the truck was owned by a Bulgarian national of Lebanese origin.
The other two arrested in Hungary were drivers.

Police are investigating a Bulgarian-Hungarian people smuggling ring, according to CNN.

The truck, a refrigeration vehicle with Hungarian license plates, had been abandoned some 24 hours before it was discovered by police, according to preliminary information.

According to the latest reports, the death toll includes 60 men, 8 women, and 3 children, most of them believed to be Syrians.