Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (UKMK) said on March 20 it has discovered a tunnel along the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border that is purportedly being used for illegal border crossings and smuggling. The tunnel linking the two Central Asian countries was discovered in a private house in Kyrgyzstan's southern Jalal-Abad region. In recent years, the UKMK has found at least four similar tunnels in southern Kyrgyz districts. Last year, several people were handed prison terms in Uzbekistan for using the underground tunnels for crossing the border illegally and smuggling goods to and from Kyrgyzstan. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Tunnel Found Under Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Purportedly Used For Smuggling
In recent years, the UKMK has found at least four similar tunnels in southern Kyrgyz districts.