(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 1. Drug smuggling from
Iran to Azerbaijan has been prevented at 02:30 (GMT +4), the State
Border Service of Azerbaijan told trend .
As a result of joint activities carried out by the 'Goytapa'
border detachment area of the State Border Guard Troops and the
police department of the Yardimli district, the smuggling of 13.52
kilograms of narcotic drugs and 1,500 tablets of M-40 methadone was
prevented near Avash village of Yardimli district.
"During the operational-search activities carried out on the
territory, three residents of Avash village were detained as
suspects. The operational-investigative activities are ongoing,"
the service added.
Previously, on the 'Goytapa' border detachment area of the State
Border Guard Troops, located near Shatirli village of Azerbaijan's
Jalilabad district, a violation of the state border from Iran in
the direction of Azerbaijan by Iranian citizens Milad Azimi and
Muhammad Fallah was revealed.
During the detainees' inspection, the border guards found and
confiscated 41.37 kilograms of narcotic drugs.
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