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Two gangs detained over drug smuggling via Iran â€“Azerbaijan

18 September 2007 14:55 (UTC +04:00)

The ministryâ€™s public affairs center told APA that Jalilabad residents â€“ 42-year old Nuraddin Jamalov, 37-year old Samir Bagirov, 41-year old Eldar Bunyadov, 32-year old Rashad Khalilov and Baku resident 56-year old Ramiz Mammadov were detained on September 9, 2007, about 4kg heroin was confiscated. These persons and an Iranian citizen agreed on smuggling a great deal of narcotics from Iran to Azerbaijan. Nureddin Jamalov asked Samir Bagirov to help in smuggling 4kg narcotics in Azerbaijan. Samir Bagirov told Bunyadov to receive narcotics and the latter received the smuggled drugs near the village of Sarkhanly of Jalilabad region on September 6. Bunyadov brought narcotics to Jamalovâ€™s house on September 9. The drugs were to be delivered to Mammadov by Khalilov. The narcotics were found in Jamalovâ€™s house in Jalilabad.
50 kg hashish was found on 54-year old Lenkeran resident Hasanaga Babashov, 54-year old Neftchala resident Vidadi Ibishov and 30-year old Javid Amanov who were engaged in smuggling of drugs and they were detained during operations held by National Security Ministry (NSM). It was defined that Babashov, Ibishov and Amanov were at one with Iranian citizens and others who are being identified at present and agreed to bring hashish from Iran to Azerbaijan for selling. According to the agreement, Iranian citizens brought 50 kg drug through Caspian with motor boat at the order of Babashov at 02.00 night on September 13 and handed it to Amanov who was waiting them in his boat near â€œKurkasaâ€ island. And Amanov brought drugs to place named â€œGaragushâ€ in Neftchala region at the order of Babashov at 05.00.
Following this, Ibishov came there and took bag of drugs and hided it outside of his house in Kholgarabucag village, Neftchala region.
National Security Ministry Head Investigation Department has launched a criminal case on article 206.4 (drug smuggling by an organized gang), 234.4.1 and 234.4.3 (getting, keeping, carrying, sending or selling illicit drugs by an organized gang) of the Criminal Code, the above-said people were held accountable and arrested. /APA/