Drug-related Crimes
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 4383 or 16.4 percent of 26672 criminal cases recorded in 2019 were related to the illicit trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances, 59.1 percent of them was illegal purchase or storage of drugs or psychotropic substances in excess of their personal consumption without the purpose of sale, 33.4 percent the same actions for sale, as well as the production, shipping and sale of these substances, 6.1 percent cultivating illegal crops containing drugs, 1.3 percent crimes that have a strong effect or related to the illicit trafficking of toxic substances and 0.1 percent other crimes.
During the reporting period, 3464 offenders (2,8 percent foreigners) were detained for the illicit trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances, 98,8percent of them were involved in criminal responsibility 1,2 percent of them were exempted from criminal responsibility according to the law.
70,3 percent of people who committed a crime were those never worked and studied, 0,4 percent of the perpetrators were minors, 23,6 percent 18-29 year olds.
In 2019, 2066,6 kilograms of 3317,5 kilograms plant-derived drugs were heroin, 822,1 kilograms marijuana, 288,2 kilograms opium, 22,8 kilograms hashish, hashish oil and resin, 4,0 kilograms cocaine, 113,8 kilograms other drugs and powerful means .
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