On August 31, at 00:15 smuggling of illegal drugs to the Republic of Azerbaijan was prevented as a result of the vigilance of the border guards who were in the service area of the "Horadiz" border detachment of Border Troops of State Border Service (SBS) located near Gazakhlar village of Fuzuli region, SBS told APA.
According to the SBS, Mamedov Surkhay Ali, and Mammadov Mahammad Karim were detained as border violators as a result of conducted border search and operational measures. Overall 14 kilograms, 300 grams of narcotic drug marijuana was detected and seized during the examination of the mentioned persons.
Operational-investigative measures are underway.