Illegal migrants from India detained in northern Belarus

Six India nationals, including an underage boy, were detained in the Hlybokaye district. They attempted to transit the territory of Belarus illegally in order to enter the European Union.  A 26-year-old unemployed local resident was hired to take the illegal migrants to the border, but his vehicle was detained by Belarus border guards near the village of Zaborye.

The detainees are being held in a police detention facility in Vitsebsl, and the underage boy was transferred to a detention center in Minsk. The law-enforcement agencies have opened an inquiry into the matter.