In October 2026, the State Border Service continued measures to ensure reliable protection of the state border and combat smuggling, illegal migration and drug trafficking.
The State Border Service provided the information to “Operative Information Center-OMM”.
During the month, comprehensive measures were carried out to neutralize unmanned aerial vehicles attempting to transport drugs and their precursors into Azerbaijan.
Forty-six people were detained for violating the state border. Of these, 26 were Afghan citizens, six Azerbaijani, five Pakistani, two Turkish, two Moroccan, two Algerian, two Palestinian and one Iranian.
As part of efforts to combat illegal migration, eight people were detained while attempting to cross the state border using a forged date stamp, a fake passport or someone else’s documents.
A further 509 people were detained for violating border-regime rules, and appropriate measures were taken against them.
In crime-fighting operations, 316 people wanted by law enforcement agencies were detained and handed over to the relevant authorities. Authorities also prevented 775 people barred from leaving Azerbaijan from departing, and 35 people prohibited from entering the country from doing so.
Measures to combat drug trafficking led to the discovery and removal from circulation of 472 kilograms and 225 grams of drugs, as well as 16,615 pills of various compositions.
Measures to ensure reliable protection of Azerbaijan’s state borders are continuing.
