Illegal crossings of border up almost five times in 2018

Ljubljana, 23 January - Slovenian police officers detected a total of 9,149 illegal crossings of the state border last year, which is almost a five-fold increase compared to the year before (1,934). The biggest increase was recorded with the citizens of Pakistan, the police and the Interior Ministry have announced on their websites.

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The Ljubljana asylum centre.
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