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MIA arrests two citizens of Turkey for illegal border crossing

The detainees are facing four to five years imprisonment.

Agenda.ge, 19 Jan 2019 - 16:54, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has arrested two citizens of Turkey for illegally crossing the border near Sarpi, Adjara.

Investigators said that the two detainees were trying to cross the state border from Turkey, avoiding the checkpoint.

The detainees are facing four to five years imprisonment.

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