EDIRNE - 24 illegal migrants and three Turkish nationals assisting the migrants were arrested today in north-western city of Edirne.
Gendarmerie and border patrol officers stopped an automobile and two trucks on suspicion in Edirne's Kesan town on Monday.
Security forces arrested 24 illegal migrants in the automobile and trucks. The migrants came from Somalia, Iraq, Mauritania and Palestine.
The drivers of the automobile and two trucks, all Turkish nationals, were arrested.
The illegal migrants will be deported following legal procedures at Edirne Police.