Georgia’s Border Police arrest foreign, Georgian citizens for illegal border crossing

The Georgian Border Police on Friday arrested three foreign nationals and one Georgian citizen for illegal crossing of the state border with Turkey in the south-west of the country, the state body said.

The Interior Ministry said the individuals had been apprehended near “secure areas” of the Sarpi and Kartsakhi crossing points. .

An investigation found the offenders had avoided border control and were attempting to cross the two border points.

The crime is punishable up to five years in prison.