Another secret tunnel found on Kyrgyz-Uzbek border

Another underground route was found in Kyrgyzstan’s Jalalabad region, through which people and contraband goods were illegally transported to neighboring Uzbekistan. The suspect was captured, Kaktus reported, referring to the press service of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Osh region, Kyrgyzstan.

On April 5, officers of the Department of Internal Affairs of Osh region arrested a citizen of Uzbekistan who illegally crossed the Kyrgyz border. During the investigation, it turned out that he crossed the legal border into Kyrgyzstan through a secret tunnel connecting the two countries.

The police opened a criminal case under Article 168 of the Criminal Code of Kyrgyzstan “Organization of illegal migration, illegal importation of migrants”.

On the night of April 12, a local citizen was arrested in Nooken district. He is suspected of organizing the illegal crossing of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border for money.

According to the police, during the arrest, specially marked currency and night vision binoculars were confiscated from the suspect. In addition, 87 boxes of narcotics with an initial value of about 30,000 dollars were found in his house.