The UAE extradited a man accused of smuggling 1.7 million manat to Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani citizen Tural Samadzade, who was on the Interpol wanted list, has been extradited from the UAE, where he was detained. The Ministry of Justice told Oxu.Az that Samadzade is accused of attempting to smuggle jewelry from Azerbaijan on an especially large scale—worth 1,683,298 manat. The actions were committed by prior conspiracy with several individuals (Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan).

The ministry emphasized that the UAE’s decision to extradite Tural Samadzade to Azerbaijan is further confirmation of the country’s international standing and the reliable nature of its partnership with the Emirates.

Samadzade was brought to the country by representatives of the Ministry of Justice and the Penitentiary Service and is currently in pretrial detention.

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