The commander of the border guard on the results of the year

In 2016, Border Service of Azerbaijan stopped the smuggling of about 1.2 tons of the drug, which is  by 7.2 times more than in 2015. Five organized groups engaged in drug trafficking were neutralized, stated the Chief of State Border Service Elchin Guliyev, speaking at a meeting in the border guard on the results of the outgoing year on Friday.

During the reporting period for violation of border regime  were detained 13.248  people, and 4.59 thousand on wanted list were also detained; was prevented smuggling of goods at more than 49.000.000 manat, which is by  8.3 times more than in the previous year, he said.

In the past year  were revealed  eight oreign intelligence agents who carried out intelligence activities against Azerbaijan, Guliyev said, noting that seven of them are citizens of Azerbaijan, and one - a foreigner. No other details  were discloses.

According to Guliyev, in the past year on suspicion of involvement in the fighting in the territory of other countries  were detained  eight citizens of Azerbaijan and  six groups involved in trafficking. -02D-