Three Kosovars caught trying to illegally enter Romania on foot

According to VisaGuide sources. World, confirmed by border police, the three Kosovars were caught last Saturday shortly after midnight, while trying to get to Romania.

On 17.08.2019, around 00.10, border guards from the Oravia Border Police Sector, Cara's-Sverin County, as they carried out the state border surveillance mission, found, at approximately 1,000m off the line. to the border, three people were moving on foot from Serbia to Romania. Because they did not justify their presence in this area, the people in question were sent to the Border Police headquarters for investigation,” confirmed Border Police.

After verification, Romanian police confirmed that the people in question are three men from Kosovo, aged between 17 and 31. Young people said they were trying to cross the border from Serbia to Romania on foot, through the forest area, to reach one of the states of Western Europe. All three were barred from entering the Schengen area.

Three young people have been taken over by the neighbouring border authorities for continuing investigations. At the same time, measures have been set up to stop their entry into Romania for a period of five years.

In this case, investigations are conducted in terms of the commission of criminal fraud of the state border, and necessary legal measures will be taken, VisaGuide forwards. World.

Romania is one of the 5 European Union states that has not yet recognised the Republic of Kosovo. Even though it is an EU member, Romania is not yet part of the Schengen area.