Customs officers stopped the car at the border and found a woman hiding inside. Very quickly everything became clear

Border crossing, customs, Photo: Tanjug / Zoran Žestić

At the Gradina border crossing, customs officers, in cooperation with the police, found a young Syrian woman hiding in a specially modified smuggling bunker.

He was in a Toyota car with Danish license plates.

A Danish citizen of Syrian origin (62) was reportedly traveling alone, and when asked by customs officers if he had anything to report, he categorically stated that he did not.

During the check, which followed, the customs officer immediately noticed that something was repaired and finished under the back seat of the car. He removed the upholstery and slid his hand into the cavity, which was obviously significantly expanded relative to the original factory space. Then he felt something soft and warm.

It quickly became apparent that a human was hiding in the “bunker” under the seat. When they took the person out of the bunker, the driver first said it was his son.

Later, personal documents were found showing that it was a female person. Then he changed the story and said that it was about his sister’s daughter, a young woman between 22 and 24 years old, whose husband and daughter are in Belgrade, where he allegedly intended to smuggle her.

Whether this is indeed the case or whether it is sex trafficking will be determined during further investigation by police and prosecutors.