Turkmen border guards detained Iranian smugglers in the Caspian Sea

March 23, 2018 | 23:59 |376

Turkmen border guards prevented Iranian citizens from attempting to smuggle a large batch of drugs on Wednesday, March 21st, 3-4 kilometers from Turkmenistan's shoreline in the Caspian Sea, according to the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan. During the interception, the perpetrators committed a number of provocative actions, regarded as encroachment on life. In this regard, representatives of the Border Service of Turkmenistan, in accordance with the law, used forceful methods of coercion against smugglers. At the moment, procedural events and border meetings between Turkmen and Iranian border guards are taking place on the fact of the incident. Trend, ArmInfo and other news services published related information.