A fraudster who illegally received money from a foreign citizen has been exposed

As a result of a joint operation of the State Customs Committee (SCC) and the Main Anti-Corruption Directorate under the Prosecutor General, a person was identified who illegally received money from an Iranian citizen in exchange for expediting customs clearance, oxu.az reports with reference to information from the State Customs Committee. Thus, Iranian citizen Jamal Farjam reported that in exchange for expediting customs clearance of goods imported to the Azerbaijan Republic from the Republic of Uzbekistan for the purpose of transporting them to a third country, he transferred funds in the amount of 9,100 US dollars to citizen of the Azerbaijan Republic F. Niyazov.

Based on this fact, the Main Anti-Corruption Directorate under the Prosecutor General and the State Customs Committee carried out joint operational-search activities, and a criminal case was opened under Article 178.2.4 (Fraud causing significant damage) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.

The State Customs Committee recommends that citizens, when identifying such facts that damage the reputation of customs authorities, immediately report this to the State Customs Committee or law enforcement agencies.

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