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17 Suspected People Smugglers Arrested in Serbia and Croatia

Police in Serbia and Croatia have arrested 17 people suspected of smuggling dozens of migrants across the two nations' border, into Croatia and then on to the European Union.

Serbian police said in a statement Wednesday that 13 people have been arrested in Serbia and another four in Croatia as part of a months-long joint operation.

There are some 4,500 migrants in Serbia who are seeking to move on to wealthier European nations in search of a better life.

Many have turned to people smugglers to guide them over the heavily guarded borders of Serbia's EU neighbours Croatia and Hungary.

Hundreds are staying out in the open in freezing temperatures.

A police official said the group illegally transferred 82 migrants from Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, charging each of them $1,780 USD.

17 Suspected People Smugglers Arrested in Serbia and Croatia

A police official said the group illegally transferred 82 migrants from Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, charging each of them $1,780 USD.

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Police in Serbia and Croatia have arrested 17 people suspected of smuggling dozens of migrants across the two nations' border, into Croatia and then on to the European Union.

Serbian police said in a statement Wednesday that 13 people have been arrested in Serbia and another four in Croatia as part of a months-long joint operation.

There are some 4,500 migrants in Serbia who are seeking to move on to wealthier European nations in search of a better life.

Many have turned to people smugglers to guide them over the heavily guarded borders of Serbia's EU neighbours Croatia and Hungary.

Hundreds are staying out in the open in freezing temperatures.

A police official said the group illegally transferred 82 migrants from Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, charging each of them $1,780 USD.

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