Citizens of Ghana, Congo detained for attempting to illegally cross border

The crime is punishable from four to five years of imprisonment. Photo: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

Agenda.ge, 19 May 2021 - 13:36, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian police have detained one citizen of the Republic of Ghana and another citizen of Congo Republic for attempting to cross the state border of Georgia illegally.

Law enforcers say that the detainees were trying to cross the Georgia-Turkey border aiming to enter Georgia and avoiding border control.

The crime is punishable from four to five years of imprisonment.