Bulgaria, Romania Bust Illegal Nigerian, Afghan in Dutch Car Trunk

A Nigerian (front) and an Afghan (back) were busted while being trafficked at the Bulgarian-Romanian Danube Bridge. Photo by Interior Minister press center

Bulgarian and Romanian border police officers have arrested two illegal immigrants hidden in the car trunk of a Dutch citizen, Bulgaria's Interior Ministry announced.

The two men – one from Nigeria and one from Afghanistan – were found hidden in car driven by 50-year-old citizen of the Netherlands during a joint inspection of the Bulgarian and Romanian authorities on the so called Danube Bridge linking the two countries.

The Nigerian and the Afghan were found lying together in the trunk of the inspected car, covered with a light blanket; the Dutch driver was crossing from Bulgaria into Romania.

One of the illegal immigrants was found to have a Nigerian ID and temporary residence permit issued by Greece.

The other one had no papers but told the Bulgarian police that he was from Afghanistan.

The Nigerian, the Afghan and their Dutch driver have been detained by the police in Bulgaria's Danube city of Ruse, who continue to investigate the human trafficking case in question.

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