A light aircraft carrying 11 migrants entered Hungarian air space and landed near the town of Kállósemjén, in northeast Hungary, the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Police Department reported on the police.hu website on Tuesday.

Police found the aircraft in an agricultural area after being alerted to its presence by an off-duty officer.

The migrants, comprising three Afghan and eight Vietnamese nationals, were apprehended near Kállósemjén following an extensive search that included the use of search dogs and thermal cameras.

Police are investigating the incident as a human smuggling case.

Source: MTI/Police.hu