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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

The Latest: Macedonia detains 14 migrants, smuggling suspect

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on Europe's migrant crisis (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Macedonian police say they have detained a 41-year old man accused of smuggling 14 migrants found crammed into a car that was stopped after a highway chase in the south of the country near the Greek border. Police say they have detained 11 Afghan and three Pakistani nationals. The smuggling suspect also has been held for questioning under a 30-day detention order. Smuggling rings remain activing in Macedonia following the closure of the so-called Balkan route between Greece and Western Europe in 2016. ___ 3:30 p.m.


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