Azerbaijan Prevents Smuggling Of Marijuana, Heroin From Iran
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) First version published at 12:11
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 6. Azerbaijan has
prevented smuggling of more than 21.5 kilos of drugs from Iran, the
State Border Service (SBS) of Azerbaijan told trend .
Within the framework of measures to ensure reliable protection
of the state border and the fight against illicit drug trafficking,
narcotics and 1,500 drug pills have been seized on the territory of
Azerbaijan.
As a result of the border search and operational measures
carried out on May 4 at 06:30 (GMT+4) at the official territory of
the Goytapa border detachment under the SBS, 14.9 kg of marijuana,
676 grams of heroin, 280 grams of methamphetamine and 1,500 tablets
of Methadone M-40 were found in two bundles with the total weight
of 15.8 kilos.
Moreover, as a result of the border-search and operational
measures carried out on May 5 at 20:30 (GMT+4) on the official
territory of the Horadiz border detachment under the SBS, marijuana
was found and seized in one bundle with a total weight of 5.72
kilos.
With regards to both facts, operational and investigative
measures are underway.
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