Azerbaijan customs seize major heroin shipment en route from Iran to Poland Photo

Azerbaijani customs officials have intercepted a major shipment of heroin during an inspection at the Julfa customs post in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

The State Customs Committee said officers from the Nakhchivan Main Customs Administration discovered more than 39 kilograms of heroin concealed in a cargo truck carrying plastic facing panels from Iran to Poland, transiting through Azerbaijan, Caliber.Az reports.

The illicit drugs, weighing 39 kilograms and 315 grams, were removed from illegal circulation, authorities said.

An investigation has been launched.

By Sabina Mammadli