(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
The Azerbaijani State Border Service seized over 52.8 kg of
drugs and some 3,240 psychotropic pills and 42.1 kg of medicine on
the border with Iran in June-July, Azernews reports, citing the
service.
Moreover, the service recently destroyed some 1,200 kg of wild
hemp bushes as part of its efforts to ensure border protection and
combat illegal drug trafficking.
At 0350 on June 12, a border guard operating in Yardimli
region's Deman village observed three unidentified individuals
violating the state border from Iran to Azerbaijan. The area was
immediately cordoned off.
The smugglers dumped the parcels in their hands on the ground
and rushed back towards Iran, taking advantage of the rough terrain
and complicated topography, disobeying the border guards'“stop”
command and a warning shot in the air.
During the chase of the border violators, one unknown individual
was seen rushing through the night towards a neighboring town.
Currently, efforts are being made to identify the individual and
bring him to justice, the state agency said.
As a result of the inspection of the area, 8.8 kg of drug-like
substances (1 kg of opium, 7 kg of 800 grams of marijuana), 700
pieces of psychotropic substances, as well as methadone-40 pill,
and over 42.1 kg of various types of medicine were taken from four
parcels hidden among the rocks and thick bushes.
On June 19, at 1830 hours, a border guard serving in the area of
the border post near the refugee settlement No. 8 of Bilasuvar
region discovered signs of a border breach from Iran to Azerbaijan.
The service area was immediately closed.
As a result of the border search and operational measures, some
24.2 kg of drugs (23 kg 700 grams of marijuana, 400 grams of
heroin, and 100 grams of methamphetamine) and 1,200 pieces of
pregabalin pills were taken from two packages hidden in the
area.
Furthermore, on July 4 at 1100 hours, as a result of the complex
operation-search and preventive measures, codenamed Xash-Xash-2022,
1,713 pieces of wild hemp bushes, a total weight of 1,200, was
discovered in the area near the borderline of Zangilan's Burunlu
village. The bushes were collected with the help of local city
police officers and Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry staff,
and they were destroyed by burning.
At 0015 on July 7, a border guard serving in the area of the
border post located near Fuzuli's Bala Bahmanli village noticed an
unknown individual violating the state border from Iran to
Azerbaijan.
The service area was immediately cordoned off and the search for
the border trespassers started. The smuggler dropped the package
and rushed back into Iran, taking advantage of the darkness and
thick shrubs and reeds in the vicinity, ignoring the border guard's
“stop” command and warning shot.
As a result of the search measures carried out in the area,
drug-like substances (1 kg 335 g opium and 3 kg 20 g marijuana)
with a total weight of 4.3 kg were found and taken from a black
package.
In the same vein, border guards on duty in the area of the
border post located near Astara's Hamusham village uncovered signs
indicating a state border breach from Iran to Azerbaijan on July 8
at 1400. The area was sealed off, the border strip and control
devices were inspected, and the border search began.
The suspicious behavior of three persons near Astara's Diguli
village drew the attention of the border guards while carrying out
border search operations. Unknown individuals were captured while
attempting to flee the area after disobeying the border guard's
'stop' command.
During the inspection of two backpacks on them, over 6.6 kg of
marijuana and 1,340 psychotropic methadone-40 pills were taken from
Agstafa resident Musayev Famil (30), Baku resident Agalarov Mirali
(30), as well as Fuzuli resident Aliyev Asar (24).
Furthermore, a driver of a car entered the border region to meet
the persons in question and helped them in moving the contraband;
Tovuz resident Mammadov Vugar (26) and his companion, Gobustan
resident Nicat Dadakhan (28) were identified and detained near
Diguli village.
On July 11, at 1315 hours, border guards discovered traces of
the state border breach from Iran to Azerbaijan in the service area
of the border post near Zangilan's Vejnali village.
As a result of the border search and operational procedures, 8.9
kg of narcotic substances marijuana were taken from a white package
hidden in the bushes.
Operational-investigative measures into the cases are
underway.
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