Georgia’s border guards detain 7 for attempting to cross into Turkey

The seven people were trying together to illegally depart from Georgia to Turkey. Photo: Screenshot
Agenda.ge, 04 Mar 2018 - 15:23, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia’s border guards have detained seven people for attempting to cross into Turkey illegally.

The Interior Ministry did not reveal the identities of the detainees, but said two were Georgians while four from Bangladesh. One detainee is Uzbekistani.

They face four to five years in prison.

Footage of the arrests is available below.