Recently, the Sabail District Court of Baku ordered a four-month pretrial detention for Adnan Ahmadzada, a former high-ranking executive of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR). The criminal case is being investigated by the State Security Service of Azerbaijan. Ahmadzada is accused of serious offenses, including acts of sabotage against economic security, large-scale embezzlement, and the contamination or mixing of Azerbaijani crude, such as "Azeri Light," with other sources.

Authorities have frozen or seized assets linked to him, including real estate, luxury vehicles, and bank accounts. Unofficial reports suggested that Ahmadzada or companies connected to him were tied to international oil trading schemes, possibly involving the mixing of Russian oil with Azerbaijani crude or falsifying certificates of origin. If found guilty of charges related to large-scale embezzlement and sabotage of economic security, he could face lengthy prison terms, with some reports indicating that the embezzlement charge alone carries a sentence of 10 to 14 years. Notably, Ahmadzada previously served as deputy head of SOCAR’s investment department before leaving the company in 2018. Since then, he had been engaged in business activities, including founding Caspian Logistics Solutions.