Police arrest two Croats for smuggling Kosovo Albanians to EU
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Police arrested two Croats who smuggled four Kosovo
Albanians to neighboring Slovenia, a European Union country, over the
weekend, officials said Monday.
One of the Croats guided the Albanians into Slovenia on foot across a river,
but they were caught by Slovene police in a border village. The Albanians
were deported back to Croatia and Croatian police then captured the
smugglers, Zagreb police said.
The two, who were not identified, are suspected of bringing the Albanians
from Kosovo to Croatia and trying to smuggle them into the EU.
Kosovo, a southern Serbian province, has been run by the United Nations
since the 1999 war, but job opportunities there remain few and living
conditions are harsh.
Croatia is at the edge of Western Europe and is on a transit route for
immigrants trying to reach it. The country has recently increased efforts to
clamp down on human trafficking as it seeks to join the EU
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