Border guards of Kyrgyzstan prevent smuggling of goods for 1.5 million soms

Attempts to smuggle goods across the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border were stopped in Batken region of Kyrgyzstan. The Information and Communications Department of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) reported.

A resident of Arpa-Sai village, Kadamdzhai district, Batken region, 20, tried to illegally import 7 tons of pomegranate from Uzbekistan into Kyrgyzstan. His VOLVO-500 truck was detained; the driver had a false electronic document for the cargo.

Border guards also detained a resident of Zhashtyk village, 30, on Muras — Dostuk road in Leilek district. He tried to smuggle 3,500 kilograms of Myth washing powder from Kyrgyzstan into Tajikistan.

The driver of MERCEDES-BENZ car had no relevant documents for the cargo being transported.

According to preliminary data, the total cost of smuggled goods is about 1,500 million soms.

The cargo and detained citizens were handed over to employees of the competent authorities for further investigation.