'It's all lies'; migrants stuck at Polish border feel cheated by people smugglers

Migrants stuck at Poland-Belarus border feel cheated by people smugglers

"It's all lies... they just want your money," said one Syrian who was picked up by the Polish border guard.

'It's all lies': Migrants stuck at Polish border feel cheated by people smugglers

Migrants stuck in Belarus are finding it harder to reach the European Union, and complain of being fleeced, then abandoned by smugglers.

'It's All Lies, But No Going Back': Migrants Stuck at Polish Border Feel Cheated by People Smugglers

The crisis on the Belarusian border, involving thousands of migrants from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere all hoping to get into the European Union, has dragged on for months.

‘It’s all lies’; migrants stuck at Polish border feel cheated by people smugglers

November 28, 2021By Yara Abi Nader and Joanna PlucinskaORLA/BIALYSTOK, Poland (Reuters) – Syrian friends Anas Kanaan, 34, and Mouein al-Hadi, 36, were told by people smugglers that they would easily be able to get to Germany from Belarus. They just had to pay 3,000 euros ($3,390) each to an intermediary in Turkey.But the safe crossings from Belarus to Poland indicated by the smugglers were closed off. Then, after more than a week spent campi…

'It's all lies'; migrants stuck at Polish border feel cheated by people smugglers

EUROPE-MIGRANTS/BELARUS-POLAND-SMUGGLING (TV, PIX):'It's all lies'; migrants stuck at Polish border feel cheated by people smugglers

'It's all lies'; migrants stuck at Polish border feel cheated by people smugglers

By Yara Abi Nader and Joanna Plucinska ORLA/BIALYSTOK, Poland (Reuters) - Syrian friends Anas Kanaan, 34, and Mouein al-Hadi, 36, were told by people smugglers that they would easily be able to get to Germany from Belarus. They just had to pay 3,000 euros ($3,390) each to an intermediary in Turkey. But the safe crossings from Belarus to Poland indicated by the smugglers were closed off. Then, after more than a week spent camping in freezing fore…