Elchin Guliyev: "19 people suspected of links with foreign intelligence services identified this year"

Baku. 14 December. REPORT.AZ/ "19 people suspected of links with foreign intelligence agencies and 3 individuals involved in secret cooperation for intelligence-related activities against Azerbaijan have been identified this year," Chief of Azerbaijan's State Border Service, Colonel-General Elchin Guliyev said.

Report informs that he spoke on the reporting meeting on the results of the military service in 2018.

He said Identity of eight people who fought in the areas of foreign conflicts has been identified, of them 5 were Azerbaijani citizens, nine groups engaged in illegal migration, 16 organized criminal groups engaged in smuggling, drug trafficking were neutralized.

574 people who violated the state border, 12,701 people who violated the rules of border regime and 5,561 persons on the wanted list were detained. Smuggle of 38,279,800 AZN, 1 ton 215 kilograms 325 grams of illegal drugs were prevented.