A large quantity of narcotic drugs has been prevented from being smuggled into the country, the Press Center of the State Border Service told APA.
As a result of border search and operational measures carried out in the service area of the “Lankaran” Border Detachment of the Border Troops Command, an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotic drugs from the Islamic Republic of Iran into the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan by means of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was prevented.
As a result of the search measures, 13 kilograms and 956 grams of the narcotic drug marijuana were discovered and seized in the border area.
Operational-investigative measures on the fact are ongoing.