(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 27. Illegal sea
border-crossers into the marine territory of theRepublic of
Azerbaijan have been detained, Trend reports, referring to the
State Border Service (SBS).
On February 22, as a result of interaction between SBS coast
guard coastal control units, technical observation points, and
border guard ships, the border guard ship Shahdag detected an
unknown target moving southward towards Alat roadstead in the
Republic of Azerbaijan's Caspian Sea section.
"To catch the target, Coast Guard ships commenced pursuit
operations, border units were notified of the event, monitoring was
enhanced by technical observation stations from regional offices,
and immediate actions were taken to close the shoreline.
The border guard ship's rapid maneuvers culminated in the capture
of a Yamaha-200-powered speedboat with two crew members at the
roadstead of Kurdili Island in Azerbaijan's southern Caspian
Sea.
The crew members of the boat detained for violation of the sea
border were citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran: Yusifinejat
Mehran Taghi oglu (born in 1986) and Shahram Mahmudi Gafur oglu
(born in 1994).
Operative and investigative steps are being taken on the fact,"
the statement of the authority reads.
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