Half of foreigners convicted for drugs in Azerbaijan are Iranian citizens: interior ministry official

"Three detained people are under 18, 98 people - 18-25 years old, 206 people - 26-29 years old, 936 people - older than 30 years old. There are 11 workers, 2 employees, 2 transport employees, 1,177 unemployed, 37 foreigners, 11 CIS citizens, 28 women, 1,215 men, 280 of them earlier convicted among detained people," head of the interior ministry's department and mayor-general Hazi Aslanov said at a meeting of the state commission for combat against drug addiction and drug trafficking.  

Aslanov said that roughly 37 foreigners were detained and convicted within indicated period.

"There are 20 Iranian citizens, 6 Georgian citizens, 5 Russian citizens and 6 Nigerian citizens among them. Over 215 kilogram of different drugs was withdrawn. This figure is 100 kilograms more compared to the similar period of 2008," he said.

Aslanov said that different plants containing drugs were revealed and removed at 358 hectare territory during 6 months of 2009.  

/Trend News/