The MIA border policemen from the Land Border Defence Department and Operative-investigation Bureau carried out an operation and detained three citizens of the Republic of Somali on the territory of N1 Border Sector (Sarpi) of the MIA Border Police N1 Division (Batumi) when they were attempting to cross the State border of Georgia illegally in groups.
The investigation established that the suspects had been attempting to cross the State Border of Georgia illegally without official border control to the Republic of Turkey.
The investigation is ongoing on the above-mentioned fact according to the Criminal Code of Georgia, Article 19, 344, Part II, Subparagraph A).