Over the first nine months of this year, law enforcement agencies revealed 2628 facts related to illegal drug trafficking; 1687 facts - when the drugs were purchased for personal use, and 667 facts related to the purchase of drugs for the purpose of sale, reads the report of the State Commission on struggle against illegal circulation of narcotics.
Over the reported period, a total of 1 ton 962 kg. 680.957 t. drugs of various kinds were confiscated, including 21482 of cannabis bushes. Of the confiscated narcotic drugs one ton 200 kg. (60%) had a content of heroin. During the event, codenamed "Poppy 2016" were destroyed 146 tons of narcotic wild and specially grown plants ;1,800 people were brought to justice for drug trafficking, including in 1378 at the age over 30 years, 1645 - unemployed, 1772 - men.
According to the Commission, there are 28,555 registered people in the Republican Drug Center of the Ministry of Health. Of these, 23,153 people are in the dispensary, 5.402 under preventive registration.
According to the AIDS Center of the Ministry of Health, during nine months in 2016 were identified 374 new HIV-positive. Of these, 365 (97.5%), citizens of Azerbaijan, 9 (2.5%) - the foreigners.
Since 1988 were registered 6003 people at the Center for the fight against AIDS, the Ministry of Health, including 5803 (97%) the citizens of Azerbaijan, 200 (3%) - foreigners.
Of the HIV-positive 4459 (74.3%) are men, 1544 (25%) - women.
Recall that the President of the Commission is the Deputy Prime Minister Ali Hasanov.-05D06-
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It will be cloudy and rainy in Baku and Absheron on 14 February. Wind will be north-west, gusty. Air temperature at night +2+4, during the day + 5+7. Humidity 75-85%.
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At the "Julfa" customs post of the Nakhchivan customs, during an inspection of a truck from Iran that was transiting to Türkiye, 101.4 kg of methamphetamine was found in the fuel tank and heating system tank.
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This year, 22,000 foreign language teachers and an additional 4,000 teachers who were unable to pass certification last year will be involved in the certification process, the director of the state agency for preschool and general education, Eshgi Bagirov, announced on February 12. According to him, of the 65,000 teachers involved in the certification, 55,000 passed successfully and received salary supplements. At the same time, employment contracts were terminated with 5,000 teachers who did not pass the certification.
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