
In inspections which took place on Saturday and during the early hours of Sunday of this past weekend, 35 persons were arrested for living and working irregularly in the country.
The inspections took place on the Public Transport service, public areas in Marsa as well as during the night in Paceville.
The persons detained hailed from Syria, Afghanistan, Ghana, Brazil, Mali, Nepal, Pakistan, Nigeria, Niger, Gambia, Sudan and the Ivory Coast.
The inspections were carried out by the police, who were assisted by officials from the Detention Services Agency.
All the persons arrested are being held in the detention centre awaiting their repatriation to their country of origin or the EU member states where they have permission to reside.
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