Azerbaijan, Lankaran, Jan. 9/ Trend , P. Aliyeva/ In 2008, 39 people engaged in illegal drug smuggling were arrested in south of Azerbaijan (Bilasuvar, Jalilabad, Lanrakan, Masalli and Lerik), southern office of Central Department for Combating Drugs at the Interior Ministry said to Trend .
During this period, 143 kilograms of drugs were withdrawn with opium accounting for 18 kilogram and 790 grams, hashish 115 kilograms 89 grams, heroin 9 kilograms 644 grams and marijuana 3 grams.
In 2007, 74 kilograms 6 grams of drugs was withdrawn. As many as 42 people were arrested on these facts.
As many as 39 people were arrested 63 criminal cases with four of them being Iranian citizens and two women.
The greater part of withdrawn drugs account for Bilasuvar - 82 kilograms, Astara - 13 kilograms 790 grams and Jalilabad - 39 kilograms 430 grams.
Nine facts of drug smuggling were registered during thins period.
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