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A series of anti-corruption operations were conducted in district offices of the State Service for Mobilization and Conscription of Azerbaijan, detaining officials, Report informs. Officers from the Main Anti-Corruption Department under the Prosecutor General’s Office conducted operational activities in the Saatli, Jabrayil, and Agdash districts, as well as the Garadagh district of Baku. Two officials […]

Two defendants on the international wanted list have been extradited to Azerbaijan, Oxu.Az reports, citing the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office. The extradition of Azerbaijani citizens Shahruddin Goylyarov and Elshad Aleskerov was carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family, and Criminal […]

A joint police and border guard operation seized 28 kg of narcotics, Oxu.Az reports, citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Police and border guards conducted a joint operation to curb the illegal trafficking of narcotics. During the operation, Eldar Jafarli, a previously convicted felon, was detained. 28 kg of marijuana was found on him.

From January to March of this year, law enforcement agencies in Azerbaijan registered 7,738 crimes, 85.9% of which were solved. According to Report, Minister of Internal Affairs  Vilayat Eyvazov announced this at an online meeting of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Board dedicated to the results of the first quarter of 2026. According to him, […]

The Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan recommended that parliament clarify the provisions of the Criminal Code regarding evasion of military service, Report informs. The decision was made at a meeting of the Constitutional Court Plenum chaired by Judge Farhad Abdullayev. The meeting considered a constitutional case filed by the Azerbaijani Prosecutor’s Office regarding the interpretation of […]

In Azerbaijan, the state prosecutor has requested a seven-year prison sentence for Gahraman Shamil oglu Mammadov, a former senior assistant to the military attaché, who was detained in Turkey with 70 kg of gold. According to Report, the completion of the trial was announced at the Baku Military Court, presided over by Judge Fikret Aliyev. […]

Suspects of stealing gold jewelry worth 8,000 manats have been detained in Mashtaga, Report informs, citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As a result of investigations conducted by officers from the 14th Police Department of the Sabunchi District, the suspects – N. Abbasov, O. Abbasov, F. Movsyumov, and N. Veliev – were identified and detained. […]

Joint operations between the State Security Service (SSS) and the State Border Service of Azerbaijan to combat drug smuggling and trafficking are continuing successfully, Oxu.Az reports, citing the SSS. As a result of operational investigative measures, Goja Orujov (born 1994) was detained. It was established that he had a criminal connection with a citizen of […]

Five people accused of organizing drug trafficking have been arrested in Shirvan, the regional bureau of Report informs. As a result of an operation conducted by officers of the Shirvan City Police Department, drug trafficking suspects Ali Gurbanov, Kamil Huseynov, Nijat Gozalov, Abil Mammadov, and Ilkin Khashimov were detained. A significant quantity of methamphetamine, heroin, […]

In accordance with the requirements of the Extradition Convention of December 13, 1957, the extradition request of Azerbaijani citizen Zinyat Safarova, filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office, was granted by the competent authorities of Turkey, Oxu.Az reports, citing the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan. According to the information, during the preliminary investigation, the Anti-Corruption Main […]