Diamond smuggler nabbed in Azerbaijan
BAKU – Azerbaijani security officers have detained a man that smuggled large quantities of diamonds to the country, according to the National Security Ministry.
Azerbaijani citizen Mais Farajov and his accomplices arranged the purchase of over 141 carats of diamonds worth over 43,000 manats (over $54,000) in Dubai, UAE and managed to smuggle the precious stones through the border. Farajov was arrested by the ministry’s officers at the Baku airport on June 15.
The diamonds, hidden in a shampoo bottle, were impounded when Farajov was searched by law enforcers.
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