Azerbaijan thwarts smuggling of over 6 kg of drugs from Iran PHOTO

The Azerbaijani State Border Service has prevented the smuggling of a total weight of 6 kg 210 g of marijuana from Iran to Azerbaijan in the "Horadiz" border detachment.

On September 12 at 13:00 at the service territory of the border outpost located near the village of Garaghuvendikli in the Imishli district of "Horadiz" border detachment of the State Border Guard Service's border troops prevented the smuggling of narcotic drugs from Iran to Azerbaijan, Caliber.Az reports per the service.

Operative and investigative measures are still underway.

Drug smuggling from Iran's territory has increased in recent months. Azerbaijan has faced numerous drug trafficking attempts, all of which have been foiled.

After liberating its lands from Armenia's occupation in a 44-day war with Armenia in 2020, Azerbaijan restored control over the 132 km section of the Azerbaijan-Iran border.

Drugs are traditionally smuggled from Afghanistan into Iran and from there into Azerbaijan. Taking into account the geographical location of Azerbaijan, drug traffickers try to smuggle drugs into European countries along the Balkan route by transit through the country.