An attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotic drugs into Azerbaijan has been prevented, the Press Center of the State Border Service told APA.
According to the information, as part of measures to ensure the reliable protection of the state border and combat smuggling and illegal drug trafficking, an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotic drugs from the Islamic Republic of Iran into the Republic of Azerbaijan was prevented.
As a result of border search and operational measures carried out in the service area of the "Horadiz" border detachment of the Border Troops Command of the State Border Service, a total of 136 kilograms and 600 grams of narcotic drugs and 5,500 Methadone M-40 tablets containing psychotropic substances were discovered in three separate cases and removed from illegal circulation.
Operational and investigative measures related to the incidents are ongoing.
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