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Body of armed smuggler killed on Azerbaijan-Iran borders handed over to his country

18 August 2010 13:14 (UTC +04:00)

The smuggler was an Iranian citizen. His body was handed over to the Iranian border guards on Azerbaijan-Iran borders in Yardimli region of Azerbaijan.

A few days ago Azerbaijani border guards skirmished with the smugglers on the Azerbaijan-Iran borders. One of the four trespassers was killed and others escaped from the site. 5 kg hashish, pistol, four pistol cartridges and 300 boxes of cigarettes were found and confiscated from the smugglers. A criminal investigation was launched on the fact.

The situation on Azerbaijan-Iran borders in Yardimli region of Azerbaijan remains tense after skirmish between border guards and smugglers, Chief of the Azerbaijan State Border Service, Lieutenant-General Elchin Guliyev told journalists. He said implementation of visa-free regime by Iran didnâ€™t reduce the cases of trespassing.

Guliyev didnâ€™t give concrete statistics and said most of the trespassing cases were occurring on the southern borders.