13 irregular migrants held in Turkish capital

ANKARA

Police teams have held 13 irregular migrants in the Turkish capital, security sources said on Monday.

Acting upon a tip off, police in Ankara stopped in Golbasi district a bus coming from the southeastern province of Batman.

Upon checking their documents, five Afghan nationals and two human smugglers were arrested.

In a separate incident, eight Afghan nationals and two human smugglers were arrested from a bus coming from the southeastern province of Diyarbakir.

The irregular migrants will be deported and the human smugglers will undergo an investigation, the sources said.

*Writing by Ahmet Gencturk