Baku port officials and customs staff face trial over cigarette smuggling

Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 2, 2026 – Ten defendants, including the general director of Baku’s Hövsan International Trade Sea Port and a customs post chief, went on trial on July 1 at the Baku Court on Serious Crimes over the smuggling of more than 5.4 million manat worth of untaxed cigarettes through the port…. Subscribe or log in to continue reading PortSEurope offers an English-language daily coverage from over 200 ports in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas as well as a fully indexed and easily searchable database with more than 15,000 articles. Subscribe