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The trial of the former chairman of the Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Hijran Rustamov begins, Report informs. The criminal case will be considered at a court hearing chaired by Judge Huseyn Mammadov at the Nakhchivan Serious Crimes Court.

Rustamov is accused of misappropriating public funds intended for construction and improvement on the territory of the autonomous republic.

Previously, various high-ranking officials of the State Customs Committee and the Minister of Finance of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic were prosecuted and arrested in this case.

In April, the Main Department for Combating Drugs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan seized 150 kg of drugs worth 6.5 million manats from circulation, APA reports citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During April, department employees carried out 38 operations in the capital and regions to combat drug trafficking . As a result, 34 people and 2 members of organized criminal groups were detained.

Criminal cases have been initiated based on the facts; by a court decision, a preventive measure in the form of arrest has been chosen against the detainees.

Employees of the internal affairs bodies of Azerbaijan ensured the detection of 119 crimes registered in the country on May 4-5, 2024, as well as 13 unsolved crimes related to previous periods, Trend reports, citing information disseminated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan. It is noted that a total of 81 people who were wanted were detained (including 42 people as debtors).

70 facts related to drugs and 9 facts related to the discovery and seizure of illegally stored ammunition were revealed. 105 people were detained on suspicion of committing crimes.

Employees of the Main Police Department of the city of Ganja carried out regular measures against persons involved in drug trafficking, oxu.az reports with reference to APA. As a result, 30 suspects in this crime were detained. Each of them was found to have different types of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

In addition, as a result of preventive measures carried out in Ganja over the past week, citizens voluntarily handed over 34 guns without documents to the police, and since the beginning of the year – more than 100.