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Azerbaijan's Security Service uncovers drug smuggling by drone from Iran, detains two

Azerbaijan
# 05 November 2026 12:28 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan's State Security Service (SSS) continues measures to combat illicit drug trafficking, APA reports.

As a result of successful operational-search measures, it was established that a resident of the Islamic Republic of Iran had organized the smuggling of a particularly large quantity of narcotic drugs by drone near the Jabrayil refugee settlement in Bilasuvar district.

As part of the operation, Azerbaijani citizens Rufat Badalov, son of Bayram, and Rustam Mukhtarov, son of Ali, who had arrived to collect the drugs from the area and subsequently organize their sale, were caught in the act and detained. A total of 14 kg 158 grams of dried marijuana, 979 grams of methamphetamine, and 23.1 grams of opium were discovered and seized from them.

Investigative and operational measures are ongoing as part of the criminal case launched in connection with the incident.

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