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Measures to prevent the sale of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products to minors continue

06.02.2019

At the initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, officers of the Main Public Security Department and local police bodies regularly take measures to prevent the sale of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products to minors.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of the raids conducted jointly on February 5 on the territories of Narimanov and Nizami districts by officers of the Main Public Security Department, Narimanov and Nizami District Police Departments, facts of the tobacco products sale to minors by the sellers of shops and stalls were found.

The protocols concerning 4 sellers of these shops and stalls were drawn up according to the article 455.2 (for the sale of ethyl (food-grade) alcohol, alcoholic beverages or tobacco products to minors) of the Code of Administrative Offenses and each was imposed a fine in the amount of 100 AZN.
Measures in this direction continue.