In the first half of 2019, the border guard of the National Security Service of Armenia identified 52 attempts to violate the state border with the participation of 78 persons.
Forty -two cases of violation of the border regime (84 persons), two cases of violation of the state border regime (three persons) and four cases of violation of the checkpoint regime at the state border (five persons) were identified.
According to the press service of the SNB, at the checkpoint 1,005 wanted persons were found and handed over to the police for the indicated period.
At the same time, violations and incidents decreased by 59% in the border troops. 230 employees were rewarded, 37 were subjected to disciplinary sanctions. Thanks to active work with personnel, the personnel increased by 35%, which is 5% more than last year.




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