Security Forces Capture 117 Foreigners Who Attempt To Pass Border Illegally In Edirne Last Two Days

EDIRNE - Security forces have captured 117 foreigners in operations in northwestern Edirne province last two days.
Gendarme forces captured 83 foreigners of Tunisian, Palestinian, Iraqi, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Burmese origin who attempted to pass to Greece illegally in controls in Meric, Ipsala, Enez and Uzunkopru towns of Edirne province.
Security forces also caught 34 foreigners of Palestinian, Iraqi, Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin who earlier were caught in Greece and who were deported from this country in Uzunkopru, Ipsala and Meric towns of Edirne.
Officials said that those foreigners would be deported following legal proceedings.
(EÖ-AÖ) 01.09.2003