Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 16 / Trend K.Zarbaliyeva /
As a result of operational measures taken by the Ministry of National Security (MNS), persons illegally transporting drugs from Iran to Azerbaijan have been identified. Over 14 kg of drugs were seized from them.
Iranian citizen Ali Gamarian and a number of citizens of Azerbaijan, haven beforehand colluded, hid the opium in the canister with a view to illegally transport it to Azerbaijan, the center for Public Relations of the MNS told Trend on Thursday. Ali Gamarian hid a canister of drugs in his Volvo car and illegally brought it to Azerbaijan, where he handed drugs over to another member of the group Azer Huseynov. The latter brought the drugs to another group member Shakir Manafov, after which they hid them in the basement of his home in Lankaran.
MNS employees arrested Ali Gamarian, Azer Huseynov and Shakir Manafov. As a result of inspection of the house's basement the canister with 10 kg of opium was found and seized.
As a result of other operational measure of the MNS was detained in Azerbaijan Gabil Rashidov, engaged in smuggling drugs, was detained. It was found that Gabil Rashidov in early February, went to the Iranian city of Astara and having colluded with a citizen of Iran named Mammadali engaged in illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, illegally imported into Azerbaijan a large number of opium.
As a result of another operation carried by the MNS citizen of Azerbaijan Ibadullah Aliev was detained. It was found that Ibadullah Aliyev, a citizen of Iran named Hamid, whose identity is currently is being identified by the investigation, and others by prior collusion illegally purchased in Iran in order to sell a large quantity of opium, illegally brought it from Iran to Azerbaijan. Ibadullah Aliyev was arrested and during a search over 3 kg of was seized.
As a result of another operational activity citizen of Azerbaijan Ayaz Imanov was detained. Ayaz Imanov, entering into a criminal conspiracy with some Jamshid, a citizen of Iran, whose identity is being established by the investigation, brought illegally to Azerbaijan purchased in Iran large quantities of heroin. Ayaz Imanov then took drugs from the appointed place near the defunct factory in the town of Baku Balakhani that Jamshid illegally transported to Azerbaijan. However Ayaz Imanov was arrested, and during the search 1 kg of 217.2 grams of heroin were seized from him.
The Central Investigation Department of the MNS initiated criminal proceedings under articles 206.3.2 (smuggling of narcotics group of persons by prior collusion), 234.4.1 and 234.4.3 (manufacture, acquisition, storage, shipment, or sale for the illicit manufacture and processing of drugs by prior collusion) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.
The above-mentioned persons as the accused are brought to the investigation, the court decided to arrest them.