Baku: Azerbaijan has detained two individuals suspected of attempting to smuggle 14 kilograms of narcotics from Iran, as reported by the Press Center of the State Border Service to APA. The authorities are actively continuing efforts to ensure the reliable protection of the state border and to combat smuggling, including the illegal trafficking of narcotics and psychotropic substances.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the smuggling attempt was thwarted through operational-military measures conducted in the service area of the Border Troops of the State Border Service “Lankaran” border detachment. The operation successfully prevented the illegal entry of narcotics weighing a total of 14 kilograms and 100 grams into the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The suspects, Emin Jafarov and Neman Rahmatullayev, both citizens of Azerbaijan, were apprehended during a joint operational-search measure. The operation was carried out by employees of the “Lankaran” border detachment of the State Border Service and the Astara District Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The suspects attempted to flee the scene in a “BYD” car with the state registration number 99-PC-617.
Operational and investigative measures are ongoing as authorities continue to address the situation.