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Two men have been arrested in Vitoria on charges of illegal trafficking in persons

They were arrested at a traffic checkpoint. Fifteen people were travelling in a nine-seater van in deplorable condition on their way to Portugal.

The Ertzaintza has arrested two men at a traffic check at the A-1 in Vitoria-Gasteiz on charges of illegal traffickingin human beings , as fifteen people were travelling in a vanin deplorable condition.

According to the Department of Safety and Security, the events took place in the early morning hours of Thursday at 03:30 on the A-1 motorway in the Alavesa capital. Agents of the Territorial Traffic Unit of Álava who were carrying out transport control intercepted a van with a Portuguese license plate.

Fifteen people were travellingin the van, even though it was a nine-passenger vehicle, and most of the passengers had no documentation , and apparently, after paying a certain amount of money, they were on their way to Portugal.



Knowing this, the Ertzaintza contacted the Aliens Section of the National Police to identify all persons. Once this had been done, the driver and co-driver of the vehicle were arrested on charges of violating the rights of foreign citizens.

The 24-year-old driver was arrested last year in Villabona on charges of illegal trafficking in migrants. On the other hand, the 22-year-old copilot had a police record for violating the Aliens Act. Both shall be brought before the court after the completion of the police proceedings.

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