OMM Newsroom
An attempt to smuggle drugs from Iran into Azerbaijan by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been foiled.
The State Border Service (SBS) provided the information to “Operative Information Center-OMM”.
A total of 22 kilograms and 900 grams of drugs were prevented from being brought from Iran into Azerbaijan in the areas served by the SBS Border Troops’ Horadiz and Goytapa border detachments, the statement said.
As a result of comprehensive operational and troop measures, drones that had illegally entered Azerbaijan’s airspace were detected and neutralized.
During inspections at the sites, 15 kilograms and 400 grams of drugs were seized in the area served by the Horadiz border detachment and 7 kilograms and 500 grams in the area served by the Goytapa detachment.
Operational and investigative measures are continuing in connection with the incidents.
