Kosovar Prosecutors Indict 27 Accused Of Smuggling Migrants

The Kosovo Special Prosecutor's Office indicted 27 people on January 10 for their involvement in smuggling migrants, mainly from Syria. The office said the suspected smugglers enabled the migrants to use the so-called "Balkan route," where people travel to Serbia and then on to European Union countries. Even though the route is punctuated with trip wires, cameras, and border patrols, it remains the second most-active route for migrants, according to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). To read the original story by RFE/RL's Balkan Service, click here.