The check was conducted as part of a specialized police operation

The police in Veliko Tarnovo has detained 14 illegal migrants during a vehicle check in the city's Cholakovtsi borough, the Regional Directorate of Interior told BTA on Saturday. The check was conducted as part of a specialized police operation.

Also detained were three foreigners and one Bulgarian national involved in the migrants' illegal transportation across Bulgaria. The identity of the arrested is yet to be determined.