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Azerbaijan arrests 26 illegal migrants

Society Materials 16 February 2018 18:08 (UTC +04:00)
State Migration Service of Azerbaijan continues activity against illegal migration
Azerbaijan arrests 26 illegal migrants

Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 16

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State Migration Service jointly with State Security Service of Azerbaijan arrested 26 people on Feb. 12 and 14, including 24 citizens of India, one citizen of Pakistan and one citizen of Turkmenistan, as part operation against illegal migration, press-office of the migration service said on Feb. 16.

Investigations determined that 17 citizens of India, one citizen of Pakistan and one citizen of Turkmenistan violated the conditions of stay on the Azerbaijani territory. Seven citizens of India didn’t observe the declared purpose of stay.

It was also determined than an individual named Mehbub working in Indian Gujarat Province organized the transfer and accommodation of foreigners to Azerbaijan via a coordinator in Azerbaijan named Nirav Dineshkumar Patel. These persons fraudulently appropriated certain sum of money, promising migrants to find them highly paid jobs in Azerbaijan and legalize them in the country.

Organized measures prevented the illegal smuggling of Indian citizens into Azerbaijan and an attempt to establish an illegal migration channel.

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