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Kyrgyzstan detains citizen wanted by Russian authorities for illegal border crossing

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A citizen, who was under an interstate search, has been detained in Bishkek, as reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Russian law enforcement agencies had announced a search for the citizen F.T. in February last year for suspicion of committing a crime under Article 322 (illegal border crossing) of the Russian Criminal Code.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, surveillance cameras with facial recognition systems in public places in Bishkek identified the wanted individual. The police officers detained the citizen F.T. and handed her over to the relevant authorities.