Employees of the Office for Combating Organized Crime Ministry of Internal Affairs detained a group of citizens of Cameroon and Nigeria, who are accused of fraud. According to the Interior Ministry press service, the police asked the citizen to complain if they had been deceived by promising to turn $20.000 to $40.000 by some chemical operations. The detained Africans admitted that they had come to Azerbaijan for the purpose of fraud in this manner. During the search in a rented apartment, were found and seized evidence. Other details of the case were not disclosed. It is not clear whether a criminal case was initiated and what will be the fate of the African "wizards". This is not the first such incident. Earlier, a group of Africans was detained in Baku after deceiving a citizen and not doubling his money. -02D-
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In 2024, as a result of external cyberattacks, 16,804 cases of fraud were recorded, and over 22.4 million manat were stolen from citizens' bank cards, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan reported on Wednesday.
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The Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan has effectively acknowledged that President Ilham Aliyev’s official aircraft, “Baku-1,” encountered external technical interference while flying to St. Petersburg for the informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on December 25. The revelation comes amid growing scrutiny of the incident, including reports of a GPS signal loss over Russian airspace.
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In Yardimly region of Azerbaijan, 20 kg of drugs and psychotropic preparations were found and seized from drug couriers, the regional group of the Interior Ministry's press service reported.
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On 6 February, precipitation in the form of light rain is expected in Baku and Absheron in the first half of the day. Wind is north-west, gusty. At night + 3+5, +6+8 in the afternoon.
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