Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 18 / Trend , K.Zarbaliyeva/
The chief of the Azerbaijani State Border Service (SBS) said that the country's state borders are reliably protected.
"Border guards detained 2,842 border violators and prevented narcotics smuggling in volume of 227 kilograms in January-July 2009," SBS Chief, Lieutenant General Elchin Guliyev said at the meeting on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the State Border Protection on Aug. 18.
Guliyev said 668 wanted persons were arrested in the report period. Moreover, the border guards withdrew the smuggled goods worth 2.05 million manat.
A mini parade was organized with the border guards' participation in the event. A number of young officers took oath and were accepted to the border service. Under the Azerbaijani president's decree, rewards of Elton Isgandarov and Lieutenant Gorkhmaz Hashimov, who were awarded the National Hero rank and the Azerbaijani Flag Order after their death respectively, were presented to their families. The SBS chief ordered to confer the Lieutenant Colonel rank on Intigam Atakishiyev ahead of the time.
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