Azerbaijan, Baku, 22 January / The Azerbaijani National Security Ministry and the State Border Control detained a gang involved in drug smuggling from Iran to Azerbaijan. As a result of preventive search measures taken against drug trafficking, 77 kg of drugs illegally brought from Iran to Azerbaijan was found.
Three of the detained are citizens of Azerbaijan and one is an Iranian citizen.
A criminal case was filed for contravening Articles 206.3.2 (deliberate drug trafficking by a gang), 234.4.1 and 234.4.3 (illegal production, purchase, storage, smuggling of drugs by a group of persons) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.