Police arrest human smuggler leading ten migrants through eastern Slovakia forest

Border control officers in eastern Slovakia arrested a Ukrainian citizen on Tuesday for illegally smuggling ten people across the border. The arrest occurred in the Ulič border area, where the smuggler was guiding the group through forested terrain. The incident represents part of ongoing illegal migration activity along Slovakia's eastern frontier with Ukraine, where border authorities regularly intercept attempts to transport migrants westward into the European Union. Slovakia's eastern border has become a significant transit route for migrants seeking to reach Western Europe, with smugglers frequently using remote forest paths to avoid official border crossings.