Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

On March 10, 2023, Ilgar Musayev, a resident of Ganja, was sentenced to four months in pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times.