(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 21. Drug trafficking
from the Islamic Republic of Iran to Azerbaijan was prevented on
the 'Horadiz' border detachment area of the Azerbaijani State
Border Service's Border Troops, located near the Shukurbayli
village of Jabrayil district, at 18:35 (GMT+4) on January 20,
trend reports.
The operational measures established that drugs with a total
weight of 13.13 kilograms (9.88 kg of marijuana, 3.25 kg of opium,
and 2000 psychotropic methadone M-40 tablets) were found in two
bundles hidden on the banks of the Araz River.
The corresponding operational and investigative measures are
being taken.
According to the State Border Service, at 04:50 (GMT+4) on
January 11, two Azerbaijani citizens who attempted to illegally
cross the Azerbaijani border into Iran were detained. The detention
took place in the 'Horadiz' border detachment area, located near
Boyuk Bahmanli village of Fuzuli district. During the initial
interrogation, the detainees admitted that they intended to cross
the state border in order to smuggle drugs from Iran.
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