(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Vugar Khalilov
The Azerbaijani State Border Service seized over 22 kg of drugs,
as well as psychotropic pills on the state border with neighboring
Iran, Azernews reports, citing the agency.
On October 15, at 1200 hours, border guards noticed a suspicious
individual in the service area of the Horadiz border detachment's
border outpost near Imishli District's Bahramtapa settlement.
The suspect, who defied the border guard's 'Stop' command, was
apprehended while attempting to flee the scene by picking up a
white package buried on the bank of the Araz River. During the
inspection, some 3.3 kg of marijuana-like substance was taken from
Ujar resident Taleh Hasanov (42).
Similarly, border guards notice two unidentified persons
approaching and quickly retreating from the Iran-Azerbaijan border
in the service area of the Goytapa border detachment's border
outpost near Bilasuvar's 10-cu Jabrayil village on October 16
around 1800 hours.
The border checkpoint was immediately notified, and the
indicated area was blocked and taken under control. A blue car
(license plate 14-BC-269) was stopped in the border region as a
result of border searches and operational measures.
Yusif Hasanov (34) and Tahir Tahirov Tahir (38) were apprehended
after a car inspection found 10.6 kg of marijuana-like substance in
a package.
The Azerbaijani Prosecutor-General's Office, as well as the
State Border Service, are conducting necessary
operational-investigative measures on the incidents.
Likewise, on October 16, at 1055 hours, as a result of joint
search measures carried out by the State Border Service and the
State Customs Committee, an unattended package containing an
estimated weight of 3.3 kg of marijuana-like substance, as well as
1,796 psychotropic methadone-40 pills, was discovered in the
service area of the border outpost near Fuzuli's Arayatili
village.
Furthermore, on October 15, at 2100 hours, border guards
discovered signs of a border breach from Iran to Azerbaijan in the
service area of the Goytapa border detachment's border outpost near
Bilasuvar's Samadabad village.
The border strip and control devices were checked, and human
footprints were uncovered.
As a result of the border search, 5.4 kg of marijuana-like
substances, as well as 1,850 gabaprel-600 pills were discovered in
a single package stashed in the border region.
Operational-investigative measures are underway on both
incidents, the agency said.
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