Dagestan: locals block "Kavkaz" Federal Highway

Near the city of Izberbash residents of Karanaiaul village blocked the "Kavkaz" Federal Highway demanding that the authorities of Dagestan interfere with the date of their fellow villager Usman Garisov, convicted in Azerbaijan for drug contraband and use.

The protest action is held by about 100 persons. Militiamen are already there, trying to stop the action, the "Interfax" reports.