Dozens of drug trafficking suspects detained

Employees of the Main Police Department of Ganja and its subordinate bodies took a number of effective measures to identify persons involved in drug trafficking in the city, Report informs citing the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan. As a result of the operational search activities carried out, persons suspected of illegal trafficking and sale of narcotic drugs delivered to the territory of the country, including Ganja, were detained in various ways.

Thus, employees of the Anti-Drug Department of the Main Police Department, based on the information received, detained a resident of the Samukh district, Elshan Khalilov, who attempted to smuggle into the country a narcotic drug illegally imported from the Islamic Republic of Iran. During a search of the suspect, the drug “heroin” weighing 14 kg 926 g was discovered and seized in his bag, the cost of which on the “black market” is about 500,000 manats.

As a result of operational-search activities carried out by employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Main Directorate, a large number of narcotic drugs were seized from illegal circulation. Thus, 18 kg 400 g of dried marijuana were found in the bag of local resident Yashar Abbasov, who was detained by police officers. During interrogation, the suspect admitted that the drugs belonged to him.

In addition, as a result of operational search activities carried out by employees of the Main Police Department of the city of Ganja and its subordinate structures during the week, about 20 persons suspected of illegal acquisition, storage and distribution of narcotic drugs were detained.

During a search of each detainee, their cars, houses and other places, various narcotic and psychotropic substances were discovered and seized.

Employees of the Ganja Main Police Department continue efforts to identify other members of the drug network, as well as detain other persons involved in drug trafficking in the city.

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