Nearly 23 Kilograms of Drugs Seized Along Azerbaijan-Iran Border

Jerusalem, 2 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) -- Baku (AZERTAC) – Measures to ensure reliable protection of the state border and combat the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors are being successfully continued.

According to the Press Center of the State Border Service, a total of 22 kilograms and 900 grams of narcotics were prevented from being smuggled from Iran to Azerbaijan in the service areas of the “Horadiz” and “Goytepe” border detachments of the service’s Border Troops. The announcement did not specify when the seizures took place.

As a result of the complex operational-military measures taken, unmanned aerial vehicles that illegally entered Azerbaijani airspace were detected and neutralized.

During the inspection of the crime scenes, more than 15 kilograms of narcotics were seized in the service area of ​​the “Horadiz” border detachment, and over seven kilograms in the service area of ​​the “Goytepe” border detachment.