Azerbaijan Prevents Drug Smuggling From Iran
Date
8/22/2023 5:47:33 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 22. The
smuggling of drugs with a total weight of more than 29 kilos to
Azerbaijan has been prevented, the State Border Service (SBS) of
Azerbaijan said, trend reports.
"The smuggling of drugs with a total weight of 29.5 kg
to Azerbaijan was prevented in the Goytapa border guard unit's
territory of the border troops of the State Border Service as part
of measures to ensure reliable protection of the state border, the
fight against illicit drug trafficking.
As a result of the border search and operational
measures carried out on August 20 at 12:15 (UTC+04) on the
territory of the border outpost located near the village of Lazran,
Yardimli district, drugs with a total weight of 5.1 kg (2 .4 kg of
marijuana, 2.6 kg of opium), and also at 13:10 (UTC+04) in the
village of Edisha, Jalilabad district, drugs with a total weight of
24.4 kg (13.8 kg of marijuana, 7.9 kg of heroin, 1.8 kg of opium
and 995 grams of methamphetamine) were found and seized.
Operational and investigative measures are
continuing.
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