In Austria, there are almost daily reports of smugglers and smugglers’ accidents in which victims have been claimed. The truck tragedy in 2015, which killed 71 refugees, is a sad reminder of this. The police try to stop the inhumane trade, but it proves difficult.
According to a BMI report, 325 people smugglers were arrested in Vienna and Burgenland between the beginning of this year and August 2022. This number has risen sharply compared to the previous year. About 250 people smugglers were arrested here during this period. Last year, a total of 441 people smugglers were registered and nearly 42,000 people were taken – the highest value since 2016.
The traffickers are usually spotted during traffic checks, especially at the Hungarian border in Burgenland. As reported, nearly 600 migrants were registered at the border in one day alone.
Countless tugboat accidents
Accidents happen on many rides where people are towed. Saturday morning there was a tragic accident on the A6: the driver of the towing vehicle wanted to avoid being checked – three refugees were killed and several were injured.
There are always deaths, not least because of the long journey without food.
71 fugitives killed in trucks
2015 is considered the peak phase of the migration movement, as this is where the Syrian civil war broke out. Many people fled from Syria, but also from Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. People smugglers in particular took advantage of the plight of people. They promise to smuggle refugees into the country undetected. Three of those people were arrested in 2015 after a tragedy occurred.
smuggler to life imprisonment
On August 27, ASFINAG employees discovered a refrigerated truck on the hard shoulder in Burgenland. After an investigation, 71 bodies of refugees, including several children, were found in the cold store. The drivers of the car were sentenced to life imprisonment in Hungary, but the consequences are still being felt.
There were international discussions about smugglers and it soon developed into a political debate, which is still ubiquitous.
Source: Krone
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