State Security Service: Smugglers of Foreign Currency, Who Exported $ 170 Million from Azerbaijan, Neutralized
Baku / 22.01.18 / Turan: During complex operative-search activities conducted by the State Security Service of Azerbaijan on January 15-18, a criminal network dealing with illegal currency circulation in the "black market" was exposed.
"Throughout the year 2017 these people smuggled cash amounting to 80 million 731,282.0 US dollars, 5 billion 270,227,972 Russian rubles, and 248,915 Euros in parts, secretly from customs control," the report said.
In the framework of the criminal case initiated under Articles 206.3.1 (smuggling), 206.3.2 and 192.2 (illegal entrepreneurship) of the Criminal Code the Azerbaijani citizens Aghil Mammadov, Mustafa Mustafayev and Vugar Babayev, a Georgian citizen Mammad Izmailov and other participants in criminal acts were detained and prosecuted.
The investigative and operational activities are continuing, the report concludes.
How and through which customs border the money was exported is not reported.-06D--
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