In a joint operation with the State Customs Committee, the State Security Service of Azerbaijan has seized about 500,000 fake excise stamps, smuggled to the country from Georgia and intended for illegal and counterfeit liquor production.
As a result of the investigative measures taken, two Azerbaijani citizens – Intigam Mehdiyev and Ruslan Najafov, accused of ordering and organizing the delivery of counterfeit excise stamps and their sale in the country, were detained, the State Security Service told APA.
The State Security Service stated that illegal actions aimed against public health will be decisively prevented in Azerbaijan.