Azerbaijan, Baku, Sep.1. / Trend H.Bagirov /
The court passed a sentence on the Iranian citizen accused of drug trafficking to Azerbaijan.
The Serious Crimes Court sentenced a resident of the Iranian Astara region, Rugiya Eshikagasi to 8-year and 6-month imprisonment.
The Iranian citizen is accused of the Article 234.4.3 (illegal acquisition, maintenance, transportation, dispatch and sale of large number of drugs) and 206.2 (smuggling) of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code.
Eshikagasi was arrested on Feb.26, 2009. The police seized 120 grams of poppy, 18 and 10 psychotropic tablets methadone and cadena, respectively. Eshikagasi was detained in the bus station of the Lankaran city (270 km far from Baku) following her cross the border in the Astara region.
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