Three more individuals accused of cigarette smuggling have been arrested in Azerbaijan, APA reports.
On the criminal case investigated by the Chief Anti-Corruption Office under the Prosecutor General, individuals wanted in connection with cigarette smuggling — ship captain Elshan Ahmadov, sailor Amid Sayilov, and a mechanic named Elchin — were detained at the airport. A preventive measure of arrest has been imposed on them.
It is reported that these individuals are employees of RR Caspi LLC.
According to the indictment, they brought the smuggled goods by boat to a pier in the Alat settlement and loaded them onto three trucks. The boat is also said to belong to "RR Caspi" LLC.
They have been charged under Articles 206.3.2, 213-1.2.1, and 213-1.2.3 of the Criminal Code.
The case also mentions Samaya Co LTD LLC and Samaya Logistic LLC.
It should be noted that earlier, on the criminal case investigated by the Chief Anti-Corruption Office under the Prosecutor General, the head of a unit of the Coast Guard of the State Border Service and the unit’s inspector were also detained. Preventive measures were imposed on Captain Vusal Sadigov and the inspector.
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