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The trial continues on the criminal case of former head of the Defense Ministry’s Financial and Budget Department Major General Nizami Mamedov, former head of the Air Force Financial Service Colonel Jalal Kazimov, former head of the Ground Forces Financial Department Bayram Bayramov and former head of the Navy Financial Service Vusal Alizade, who were arrested for embezzlement. As reported by APA, the lawyer of the accused Jalal Kazimov, Ali Adygozalov, noted that 2 million 521 thousand manats were recorded in the list of evidence assessment in the name of Jalal Kazimov.

Nizami Mamedov’s lawyer Rashad Mirmehdizade said in his speech that 18 million 674 thousand manats of embezzled money were recorded in the name of his client. Rashad Mirmehdizade noted that the investigation of the criminal case covers the years 2015-2020.

An attempt was made to recruit a 1news.az employee to become a drug stasher via Telegram, 1news.az reports. He received an unexpected message in the Telegram messenger – an unknown account offered him a job with an income of $ 1,000 a week. It turned out that this job consists of stashing drugs. Moreover, the unknown person even promised that a whole training course would be conducted.

It should be noted that such a practice is now used in many countries around the world. Such people are called “stashmen” in slang. This is a person who stashes drugs (makes “stashes”) in various places, transmitting data and photo clues about the hidden “treasure” to a drug store. All communication takes place in a contactless manner.

The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan states that active work is being carried out to suppress the illegal drug trafficking. In order to prevent illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, we regularly carry out events. Each received request is considered in accordance with the requirements of the law. Recently, illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs has been carried out, in particular, using new technological means.

It should be noted that transnational networks organizing illegal drug trafficking carry out their criminal activities in cyberspace. As a result of preventive measures, various pages managed from foreign countries, through which narcotic drugs were sold, were closed. The focus remains on identifying and taking measures against persons involved in this negative activity within the country.

The State Service for Special Communications and Information Security and the COP29 Control Center are implementing measures to strengthen information security and prevent cyber attacks, and are strengthening control. This was reported to APA-Economics by the State Service.

The State Service is monitoring fake resources created in connection with the COP29 event, some of which are aimed at information manipulation, but many fake resources were created by cyber fraudsters. Cyber ​​fraudsters, abusing the opportunity to register and open various vacancies within the framework of the event, post fake information on social networks about vacancies opened in connection with COP29 on various platforms focused on business and employment.

To date, 15 fake information resources have been identified, which have already been blocked.

10 kg of drugs were confiscated from a drug courier in Lerik, Report informs citing the Lankaran regional group of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to the information, 10 kg of marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine, as well as 50 methadone tablets were confiscated from previously convicted 25-year-old Vusal Abdullazade. During the investigation, it was established that Abdullazade purchased the drugs from an Iranian citizen and was supposed to deliver them to certain addresses.

A criminal case was opened on the fact, and the court decided to choose a preventive measure in the form of arrest for Abdullazade.