Employees of the Khatai District Police Department have conducted operations against the illegal drug trade.
According to the information provided to elchi by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, during the measures, more than 11 kilograms of opium and marijuana were discovered from 47-year-old Hafiz Huseynov, suspected of acting as a drug courier in the capital; nearly 21 kilograms of marijuana from previously convicted 32-year-old Sarhad Eminov; and 22 kilograms of marijuana from 39-year-old Rustam Madatov. As a result of the operations, a total of more than 55 kilograms of narcotics were removed from illegal circulation. In their statements, the detained individuals stated that they planned to deliver the drugs to various addresses in the capital to organize their distribution.
Criminal cases have been initiated regarding the facts. A preventive measure of arrest has been chosen by the court for each of the detained individuals.
It should be noted that during the operations conducted by the Khatai District Police Department since the beginning of the year, 103 kilograms of narcotics have been removed from illegal circulation.