Border guards seize 35 kg of narcotics

Azerbaijan's State Border Service (SBS) foiled an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of illicit drugs from Iran into the country within the operational territory of the "Horadiz" border detachment.

During the targeted border search and operational measures, officers intercepted and seized 35 kilograms of narcotics alongside 4,960 psychotropic "Methadone M-40" pills. Operational and investigative procedures regarding the incident remain underway.