Baku / 14.12.17 / Turan: In 2017, the Azerbaijani Border Service has identified 10 people suspected of working for foreign special services. This is stated in the report on the activities of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan in the outgoing year, posted on the website of this agency.
In his report at the meeting on the results of the year, the head of the border service Elchin Guliyev said 10 people suspected of working for foreign special services were identified.
In addition, the border service identified 30 people who fought in conflict zones abroad, of which five Azerbaijani citizens and two foreigners were detained.
Also in the past year, five criminal groups engaged in illegal migration were rendered harmless, the report says. -02D-
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