37 trespassers were detained in 31 cases in Azerbaijan

37 trespassers were detained in 31 cases in Azerbaijan in March, 2008, Press Service of the State Border Service told APA. 13 of the trespassers are citizens of Azerbaijan, 8 Georgia, 6 Iran, 4 Afghanistan, 3 Iraq, 1 Turkey, 1 Great Britain and 1 is without citizenship. 36 men were detained for violating border regime rules, 15 for having counterfeit documents, 3 trying to pass the state border secretly, 80 for not having visa, 47 were detained as the term of their visa expired, 16 for not having related documents. Smuggling of 14.635kg drugs was prevented in 5 cases within a month. Coast Guard detained 4 ships and 8 boats, as a result of it. 17 Azerbaijani citizens were detained and relevant measures were taken about them. Smuggled goods cost AZN 66,335 were detained in 46 cases.1 AKS-74 submachine gun, 1 Min-Kral-2005 pistol, 6 7.62mm cartridges, 730 boxes of cigarette, 1211 religious books, 390kg fish, 1480 lemons, 245 petards, 7002 clothes, 9074 emblems, a great deal of medications, alcoholic drinks, food products, industrial and agricultural goods were confiscated.