Illegal transfer of citizens of Bangladesh to Uzbekistan prevented

13:39, 14 июня 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Yuri KOPYTIN

Employees of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS), together with border guards, prevented an attempt to illegally transfer foreigners from Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan. Press center of the SCNS reported.

«Four citizens of the Republic of Bangladesh and a citizen of Uzbekistan were detained on June 3 in Kum border area in Kara-Suu district when trying to illegally cross the state border. Another Uzbek citizen, 29-year-old man, was arrested for mediation,» the statement says.

The investigation is ongoing. All people involved in the illegal transfer of foreigners are being identified.