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Azerbaijani SBS detains Pakistani citizens attempting illegally cross border

25 March 2023 11:00 (UTC +04:00)

On March 24, at 3:35 p.m., in the service territory of the border outpost of the "Shamkir" border detachment of the State Border Service Border Troops, located near the village of Salahli, Samukh district, 5 citizens of Pakistan attempting to violate the state border from the Republic of Azerbaijan in the direction of the Republic of Georgia have been detained, the press service of the State Border Service told APA.

During the investigation, it was determined that the detained persons intended to officially enter the country, cross the state border and migrate from the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Georgia, and from there to one of the European countries.

Operational-investigative measures are being continued in the direction of detecting and neutralizing the channel of illegal migration.