During the realization of operational information in the area of responsibility of one of the frontier border detachment "Khorog" on the Tajik-Afghan state border on the 6^th of September at 22:30 operational group of border troops in cooperation with the Office of the national security Committee in GBAO of the RT prevented the attempt of illegal crossing the line of the state border and smuggling of narcotic substances.

As reported the press secretary of the national security Committee of border troops of Tajikistan, Major Muhammad Ulughojaev, during the illegal crossing of the state border line two unidentified armed drug smugglers faced with a border guard.

They did not obey the requirements of the border guards and then begun an armed shootout between the offenders and the guards, one smuggler was killed, another one fled to the neighboring territories.

At the scene was discovered and seized one pistol PM 9 ml, 6 cartridges and 11 kg 300 grams of hashish, one automotive rubber camera.