site.btaPeople Smuggler Arrested in Yambol after Hitting Police Car

A 21-year-old foreigner was arrested in Yambol for transporting illegal migrants in a stolen car with license plates of another vehicle. On Monday afternoon, the man tried to evade a police check in the town after an officer motioned him to pull over, which he refused to do. The fugitive then collided with a police car. No one was injured, the Yambol Police Department said.

Five foreign passengers were in the vehicle, with no IDs on them; the group included three children. The kids were taken to a facility of the State Agency for Refugees. The adults will be sent to a specialized home for temporary accommodation of foreigners.

The driver has been remanded for 24 hours. An investigation is underway. Pretrial proceedings were instituted.