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Another person has been detained in a cigarette smuggling case. According to oxu.az, the former head of the Coast Guard Department of the State Border Service, Lieutenant Colonel Zaur Gulmammadov, has been detained in a criminal case being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Main Department under the Prosecutor General’s Office. A petition for pretrial detention has […]

A theft was committed in the Nizami district of Baku, Oxu.Az reports, citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On the night of December 31-January 1, unknown individuals broke down the door of a store, entered, and stole 17 mobile phones of various brands, as well as e-cigarettes. The owner of the store reported the incident […]

A taxi driver has been arrested for deliberately reporting a robbery to police, Oxu.Az reports, citing the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan. Hikmet Hasanov, a 42-year-old Baku resident who works as a taxi driver, reported to police on January 3rd that he had been assaulted by a passenger who had […]

The trial of Akif Bagirov, accused of treason and investigated by the State Security Service (SSS), has concluded, Oxu.Az reports. At the final hearing in the Baku Grave Crimes Court, presided over by Judge Mahira Kerimova, the verdict was read, sentencing Akif Bagirov to 16 years and 6 months in prison. A. Bagirov was accused […]

A large consignment of narcotics was seized from illegal circulation in Baku during operational operations, Report informs, citing the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs. The operations were conducted in the Khatai, Garadagh, and Nizami districts of the capital. Three Baku residents were detained on suspicion of drug trafficking: 27-year-old N. Shikhaliyev, 39-year-old N. Nasibov, and […]

Recently, according to law enforcement investigations and media reports, several citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan have been reported to be participating in ongoing military operations between Russia and Ukraine, as well as in other armed conflicts. According to APA, this was stated in a statement from the Prosecutor General’s Office. Specifically, it notes that […]

Officers from the State Customs Committee (SCC) of Azerbaijan have stopped the sale of 1.18 million cigarettes illegally imported into the country, Oxu.Az reports, citing the SCC press service. As a result of investigative operations conducted by officers from the Main Operational and Investigative Department of the State Customs Committee and the Baku Main Customs […]

Twenty-eight crimes were solved in Azerbaijan yesterday, including two that remained unsolved from previous periods, Report informs, citing the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On December 26, police detained 25 people suspected of committing crimes.