Attempt to import drugs from Iran to Azerbaijan prevented

On January 15, 2023, at 21:15, on the territory of the frontier outpost of the Horadiz border detachment near the village of Boyuk Bakhmanli of the Fizuli region, the border guards noticed three unknown persons trying to violate the Azerbaijani-Iranian state border, Report news agency reported citing the press center of the State Border Service (SBS). ). Azerbaijani border guards used weapons for warning purposes.

Taking advantage of the dark time of the day, two violators fled, the third violator is Iranian citizen Rezai Murtuza Majid oglu, born in 1997. was detained. During the interrogation, the detainee said that he had violated the border in order to import drugs into Azerbaijan.

During the operation, 24 kg 285 g of marijuana were found and seized.

In fact, operational and investigative measures are ongoing.

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