(MENAFN- AzerNews)
The State Border Service has prevented over 106.4 kg of drugs,
and 4,000 psychotropic pills from being smuggled into Azerbaijan
from Iran, Azernews said on May 18, citing the service.
The first incident occurred in the service area of the Horadiz
border detachment's border post near Fuzuli region's Gazaxlar
village at about 0030 on May 12. A border guard serving in the area
noticed signs indicating the violation of the state border from
Iran to Azerbaijan, the report added.
As a result of border search and operational measures, 9.4
kilograms of marijuana-like substances were taken from a black
package hidden among the bushes in the border area.
In a similar vein, at about 0220, on May 15, a border guard
serving in the territory of the Goytapa border detachment's border
post near Yardimli's Abasalli village noticed four unidentified
persons violating the state border from Iran to Azerbaijan.
The service area was immediately blocked and the border guards
chased the border violators.
The smugglers tossed their packages on the ground and fled back
to Iran disobeying border guards' warning shots into the air,
taking advantage of the complicated terrain and dense vegetation of
the area.
As a result of search operations, a total weight of 79 kilograms
595 grams of drugs (45 kg 580 grams of heroin, 27 kg 940 grams of
marijuana, 3 kg 665 grams of methamphetamine, 2 kg 410 grams of
opium), as well as 4,000 methadone-40 pills were taken from four
packages found in the area.
On May 17 at 0140, a violation of the state border from Iran to
Azerbaijan by two unknown persons was discovered in the service
area of the Goytapa border detachment's border post near Yardimli's
Alchabulag.
The service area was cordoned off and the search for border
violators was carried out with the involvement of service dogs, the
scene and nearby areas were taken under control.
The trespassers disobeyed the border guards' warnings,
attempting to kill the border guards using automatic weapons.
During the pursuit of the border violators, the border guards
used weapons in accordance with the requirements of the Azerbaijani
law on the state border. The smugglers threw their parcels on the
ground and fled back to Iran, taking advantage of the area's
difficult terrain and darkness.
A total of 17.5 kilograms of marijuana, 1 AKM-74 weapon, 20
cartridges, a night vision device, and 40 boxes of KENT cigarettes
were found in three packages thrown by trespassers.
As a result of operative-military measures, one Azerbaijani
citizen was detained as a suspect near the scene, and his identity
is being determined. Investigative measures are underway.
Furthermore, Iranian border guards shot and killed an
Azerbaijani citizen, who attempted to cross the Iranian border,
Azernews reports, citing Trend.
On May 16, Azerbaijani citizen Musayev Mirjavad was killed by
Iranian border guards, who used guns as he attempted to breach the
state border between Iran and Azerbaijan, according to the Iranian
Border Guard Command.
'Azerbaijan officially received the body of Mirjavad Musayev on
May 18, in presence of a prosecutor, and handed it to his family,'
State Border Service said, adding that Iran was requested to
investigate the incident and provide information on its result.
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