Saturday, January 09, 2010

Cambodian and Nigerian citizens accused of smuggling narcotics from Azerbaijan to China stand trial

08 Jan 2010
APA (Azerbaijan)

Baku. Ramil Mammadli – APA. The Court of Grave Crimes has today held a hearing on the case of Cambodian and Nigerian citizens accused of smuggling narcotics from Azerbaijan to the People’s Republic of China. APA reports that Amir Bayramov presided over the hearing. Hearing on the case of citizen of Cambodia Sak Makara and Nigerian Odek Emmanuel has been scheduled for January 11.

According to the indictment, Sak Makara was detained by the officers of the Customs Service while smuggling a great deal of narcotic drugs from Azerbaijan to China in July, 2009. 2395g heroin was found on his person. Nigerian Odek Emmanuel was detained basing on the testimony of Makara. 4kg heroin was found in his house in M.F. Akhundov street, 107.

They faced charges under articles 206.4 (smuggling), 234.4.1 (illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances by a group of persons or an organized group) and 234.4.3 (in large amount) of the Criminal Code.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Are they going to be cooked in in the Chinese giant wolk for buffet?

Anonymous said...

These people were caught in Baku Azerbaijan where they are put on trial, not in China. They are lucky that, if found guilty in Azercbaijan, they may not be shot or hanged. China and Singapor laws are very strict with a capital punishment for drug smuggling.