Some 23 Bangladeshi nationals have been detained by the national police of Burundi since last Wednesday for entering the African nation illegally. According to the security services the detainees entered Bujumbura, the capital with fake travel documents for Asians wishing to travel to Africa.
Police spokesperson Channel Ntarabaganyi disclosed that their final destination was South Africa.
The police have alleged the existence of a ring in Burundi and South Africa that facilitates the procurement of fake travel documents for Asian people wishing to travel to Africa in a PANA report.
The detained Bangladeshi nationals are expected to be repatriated to their country, the police said.
