76 People Arrested For Living Or Working In Malta Without Documents
76 people were arrested after they were found to be living or working in Malta irregularly.
The inspections were carried out on busses across Malta and Gozo, as well as private and work vehicles.
The individuals are from Syria, Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, and Serbia. They are being held in a detention centre until they are repatriated.
During these inspections, the Police were assisted by officials from the Detention Services Agency, as well as Transport Malta, JobsPlus, and Identità.
Officials will continue this operation in the coming days and weeks.
Image credits: Communications Office, Malta Police Corps