site.btaMan Driving Five Illegal Migrants Detained

A man, 58, who was driving five Afghani illegal migrants along the Maritsa motorway, Southern Bulgaria, was detained on Thursday in Dimitrovgrad, the Regional Directorate of the Interior in Haskovo said on Friday.

The detention was made during a raid to intercept illegal migrants. 

The detainee has a criminal record. 

The five migrants were taken to a facility for temporary accommodation of foreign nationals in nearby Lyubimets. 

The person was detained for 24 hours. An investigation is underway.