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Georgia’s border police detain six foreigners for illegally crossing the border

Six people trying together to illegally depart from Georgia to Turkey have been detained today. Photo: Screenshot

Agenda.ge, 03 Feb 2018 - 19:22, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia’s border police have detained six foreign citizens for illegal crossing the country’s state border.

The Interior Ministry did not identify the detainees but announced two were citizens of Turkey and the remaining four were from Uzbekistan.

The six were trying together to illegally depart from Georgia to Turkey.

The detainees face 4-5 years in prison.

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