Syrians attempting to illegally cross into Azerbaijan detained

The Border Police of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs have detained three Syrian citizens for the illegal attempt to cross the Georgian-Azerbaijani state border.

"The investigation revealed that the detainees tried to cross the state border of Georgia in the direction of the Republic of Azerbaijan," Sputnik-Georgia reports with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

The Syrians may be sentenced to 4-5 years in prison.