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Azerbaijan detains six people for fighting abroad, dismantles 12 illegal migration groups

Azerbaijan detains six people for fighting abroad, dismantles 12 illegal migration groups
# 07 January 2026 17:19 (UTC +04:00)

In 2025, a total of 516 people were detained for violating the state border, 1,226 for breaching border regulations, 3,922 individuals wanted by law enforcement, 108 for using forged documents, eight for using documents belonging to others, and six for attempting to cross the state border secretly outside official checkpoints, APA reports.

This was stated at the reporting meeting on the results of the service and combat activities of the State Border Service for 2025.

According to the information, within the framework of counterterrorism measures carried out during the year, 6 individuals who had fought abroad were detained, and 18 organized criminal groups involved in illegal drug trafficking, 8 involved in smuggling, and 12 involved in illegal migration were neutralized.

During the year, the structural units of the State Border Service, together with other law enforcement agencies, prevented the illegal transportation across the state border of a total of 4 tons 311 kilograms 864 grams of narcotic substances, 78,457 psychotropic and potent pills, and smuggled goods worth 128 million 255 thousand 862 manats, and destroyed 24 tons 585 kilograms of narcotic plants.

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