Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances containing about 13 thousand tablets worth 8 million manat were withdrawn from circulation

In January, employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Drugs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the capital and in the regions of the country carried out more than 50 operations against persons organizing drug trafficking. As the Ministry of Internal Affairs told APA, as a result, 5 organized gangs of 55 people were identified and brought to justice.

212 kilograms of narcotic drugs (heroin, opium, marijuana, methanmphetamine) and 12,791 tablets containing psychotropic substances methadone, tramadol and lyrica, worth 8 million manats, were seized.

Operations to detain other members of the drug network are ongoing.

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