Czech police officers sent on border control mission to Macedonia

The Czech Interior Ministry on Monday dispatched a contingent of 40 police officers to Macedonia to help the country patrol its border with Greece and prevent migrants making illegal crossings on their way to Western Europe. Police President Tomas Tuhy said they would be working in the vicinity of Gevgelia, patrolling the border and helping to register migrants. Over 200 Czech officers have already been on similar missions to the Macedonian-Greek border. Altogether 400 Czech officers have been sent on border patrol missions to Macedonia, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia and Greece since 2015.