Employees of the Astara District Police Department have conducted an operation against the cultivation of narcotic plants.
According to the regional group of the MIA Press Service, during a joint operation with employees of local bodies of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, a narcotic plantation was discovered in a forest area with difficult terrain within Hirkan National Park.
It was determined that 179 hemp bushes discovered in the area were planted and specially cared for by 38-year-old Elməddin Məmmədov, who had been previously convicted, and he was detained by police officers.
A criminal case has been initiated at the Astara District Police Department regarding the incident, and a preventive measure of arrest has been chosen for the detained person. Investigations are ongoing.