The State Border Service on the statistics of violations in July 2024
In July 2024, the State Border Service detained 22 people for violating the state border. Of these, 13 are citizens of Azerbaijan, 3 of Pakistan, 2 of Iran, 2 of Morocco, 1 of Türkiye, and 1 of Bangladesh. 11 people were detained while trying to cross the state border with fake stamps and passports, documents belonging to other persons. 862 people were detained for violating the rules of the border regime.
At the same time, 309 wanted persons were detained and transferred to the relevant authorities, 556 people were banned from leaving the country, and 14 more people were not allowed into the country. As a result of anti-drug measures, 336 kg of drugs and 6486 psychotropic pills were withdrawn from circulation.
Smuggling with a total value of 3 million 388 thousand manats, including night vision devices, hunting rifles, cartridges, medicines, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, was detained, the message of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan dated August 2.
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