Border guards foil smuggling of 700,000 soms worth cattle from Tajikistan to Kyrgyzstan

AKIPRESS.COM - On November 6, Leilek border guards prevented the illegal cattle drive to Kyrgyzstan, the State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic said.
Border guards found a Mercedes-Benz 817 vehicle heading from Tajikistan to Kyrgyzstan outside the checkpoint in the area of Ak-Aryk, Leilek district, Batken region.
The border guards detained the vehicle and found 40 sheep without permits.
The total cost of sheep was more than 700,000 soms.
The detainees and cattle were handed over to employees of the territorial division of the State Customs Service of the Kyrgyz Republic.