“In BiH, a total of 114,842 people have entered and 105,252 citizens of high migration risk countries have exited, which is a difference of 9,590 persons,” Samardzija specified.
He added that the biggest difference (entry-exit) was recorded among nationals of Turkey (4,508), China (3,292) and Albania (1,522).
“On the illegal crossing of the BiH border in the first six months of this year, 2,059 persons were detected, which is 18 or 0.88 percent more than in the same period last year. Of the total number, 456 persons were detected during illegal entry into BiH, while 1,603 people were found illegally leaving BiH,” Samardzija explained.
At the border crossings, 230 persons were detected (at the entrance 44, and at the exit 186), and outside the border crossings 1,829 persons (at the entrance 412 and at the exit 1,417) were detected.
The persons detected in the illegal crossing of the BiH border had the citizenship of 38 countries, most of them from Pakistan (379), Iraq (339), Iran (271), Syria (245), Afghanistan (153), Vijesti.ba news portal reports.