The Nagorno-Karabakh territory, occupied by Armenia, is used for cultivation, sale and transit of drug. Since this territory is actually uncontrollable, transnational criminal groups take advantage of it, Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the State Commission on Drug Addiction and Prevention of Illegal Drug Trafficking Ali Hasanov said at the international conference on combating drug trafficking in Baku.
He said Azerbaijan\'s territory attracts drug traffickers as a transit corridor, and it should be considered when combating drug trafficking.
\"From a geographical point of view, Azerbaijan is located between drug producer - Asia and drug user - Europe, so drug dealers are interested in increasing drug trafficking through our country by road, water, air, as well as rail transport,\" Hasanov said.
He stressed that as a result of the occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories by Armenian Armed Forces, this area and 132 kilometers of the Azerbaijani-Iranian border became uncontrolled in fact, thus creating conditions for drug trafficking.
\"According to current information, these territories are actively used for cultivation, sale and transit of drug, arms and human trafficking, and became haven for terrorists and members of other types of transnational crime,\" Hasanov said.
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