Near Uzhgorod, border guards detained four illegal migrants

Yesterday in the evening, border guards of the Chop detachment detained four illegal migrants near Uzhgorod. Three Azeris and one citizen of Bangladesh intended to enter Slovakia outside of the border crossing points, choosing a wooded area near the village of Onokivtsi in Uzhgorod district. Thanks to the information received from local residents, border guards of the "Uzhgorod" department detained the offenders on the approaches to the state border.  Only one of the fugitives had a personal identity document, but all four admitted that they intended to enter the European Union for the purpose of illegal migration.  Currently, the border guards are establishing all the circumstances and identifying the persons involved in the offense.