arc ot ics - related ▁crime ▁( one ▁crime ▁from ▁every ▁five ▁criminal ▁events ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁n arc ot ics ). ▁The ▁M IA ' s ▁figures ▁state ▁that ▁this ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁across ▁A zer ba ij an ' s ▁borders ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁problem , ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Program ▁for ▁Com b ating ▁D rug ▁Ab use , ▁Il legal ▁Tra ffic ▁in ▁N arc otic ▁Dru gs , ▁Psych otrop ic ▁Sub st ances ▁and ▁P rec urs ors . ▁A zer ba ij an ▁is ▁a ▁party ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁United ▁Nations ▁anti - d rug - tra ff ick ing ▁convent ions ▁from ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁however ▁the ▁M IA ▁states ▁that ▁it ▁fails ▁to ▁intercept ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁dru gs ▁that ▁cross ▁the ▁border , ▁and ▁recorded ▁ 1 0 9 6 5 ▁drug - related ▁cases ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁se izing ▁ 7 4 7   kg ▁of ▁n arc ot ics , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁table ts ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁amp ou les ▁of ▁psych otrop ic ▁subst ances . ▁ 1 2 2 1 ▁cultiv ations ▁of ▁ill ic it ▁subst ances , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁can