Koper police

Storms cause problems, two men killed by lighting in the mountains

Published by The Slovenia Times on Sun, 08/28/2022 - 22:27

Kranjska Gora/Koper/Radlje ob Dravi/Slovenska Bistrica – Storms caused problems in some parts of Slovenia on Saturday afternoon, especially in the Štajerska region in the north-east. Buildings were flooded, winds tore down trees and there was also some hail. Two men were killed by lightning in the mountains.

Illegal migration down by 40% in first seven months y/y

Published by The Slovenia Times on Tue, 08/24/2021 - 15:11

Ljubljana – Police dealt with 4,495 illegal crossings of the border in the first seven months of 2021, some 40% fewer than in the same period last year, when there were 7,577. The most frequently processed illegal migrants were from Afghanistan (975), Pakistan (806) and Bangladesh (522).

Koper police help migrants caught in a storm

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 15:11

Koper – Koper police on Wednesday helped a group of migrants caught in a storm, and pulled over a van with eleven illegal migrants in south-western Slovenia, the Koper Police Department said on Thursday.

Police received a phone call from an Afghan citizen who said that a group of migrants was caught in a storm “somewhere in the hills”.