World News | Slovenia Police Find 22 Migrants Hidden in Tanker Trucks

LJubljana, Jun 21 (AP) Police in Slovenia say they discovered 22 migrants, including from India, hiding in two food-grade tanker trucks.

The migrants were found inside the trucks on Saturday at the border with Croatia, police said. The trucks had Serbian license plates.

Also Read | PepsiCo Plant in Beijing, That Produces Lays Chips, Temporarily Shut as 8 Workers Test COVID-19 Positive: Chinese Media.

Slovenian police said the people inside the tanks could have suffocated. They were from Bangladesh, India, Turkey and Syria, police said.

Officers first discovered 13 people in one truck at the border before searching another belonging to the same company, where they found nine more.

Also Read | Congress' Adhir Chowdhury Sees China Hand in Nepal's Anti-India Radio Broadcast in Border Region.

Thousands of migrants have been stuck in the Balkans while seeking ways to move toward Western Europe. They often rely on people smugglers to get them over borders illegally. (AP)

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)