Vigilant Azerbaijani border guards thwart another drug smuggling attempt

The Azerbaijani State Border Service officers have foiled another attempt for smuggling drugs into the country.

The contraband attempt was thwarted near the village of Ostahir, Yardimli region, at 02:30 am local time on December 7, Caliber.Az reports.

As a result of the operational search activities, two packages of narcotic substances with a total weight of 39 kg 785 g (39 kg 490 g of marijuana and 500 pills of "Methadone M-40" weighing 295 g) were found and seized.

Investigations are ongoing.