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Pakistan arrests 16 foreigners for illegal border crossing

Sixteen foreigners were arrested in Pakistan’s Balochistan province for illegally trying to cross the country’s border into Iran, authorities said…

IANS | Islamabad | November 21, 2017 1:37 pm

Pakistan arrests 16 foreigners for illegal border crossing

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Sixteen foreigners were arrested in Pakistan’s Balochistan province for illegally trying to cross the country’s border into Iran, authorities said on Tuesday.

The foreigners — 15 Nigerians and one Yemeni national — were en route to Europe via Iran, but were arrested on Monday night on a tip-off, reports Xinhua news agency.

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The security forces also detained two armed local men in the operation conducted in Turbat district.

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Monday’s incident comes a day after the police arrested a drug trafficker from Punjab province who was accused of sending people to Europe illegally.

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