Most of the migrants are from Pakistan and Bangladesh and would likely be returned to Croatia, according to police. While detentions at the border with Croatia are not uncommon, it is rare for so many migrants to be held at the same time. "A total of 113 illegal migrants were apprehended on Sunday evening at different locations" near the town of Ilirska Bistrica on the southern border with Croatia, police spokeswoman Anita Leskovec told AFP. Around 30 further migrants had been detained by police near Ilirska Bistrica earlier over the weekend, while an additional 34 were discovered in a van driven by a Belgian citizen near Celje, northeast of the capital Ljubljana, Slovenian news agency STA reported. In the first eight months of 2020, a total of 10,223 illegal border crossings were registered in Slovenia.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 29, 2020 17:37 UTC