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Azerbaijan arrests 11 illegal migrants

13 February 2018 10:10 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan arrests 11 illegal migrants

By Trend

State Migration Service of Azerbaijan arrested seven citizens of Nepal, three citizens of India and one citizen of Sri Lanka as part of activity against illegal migration.

Investigations determined that an individual named Dipak working in India collaborated with Ukrainian citizen Vladislav Kobil and organized the transfer of foreigners into Azerbaijan.

Three people from India and one from Sri Lanka, willing to visit Europe, addressed to Dipak, who transferred them to Azerbaijan.

Dipak contacted Vladislav Kobil to acquire temporary residency permit for the foreigners and promised to transfer them to Europe, fraudulently appropriating large sum of money. Dipak sent seven Nepali citizens to Azerbaijan and promised to find them jobs.

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

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