On January 23, at 4:25 p.m., the smuggling of narcotics from the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Azerbaijan was prevented in the service territory of the border outpost located near the village of Malikgasimli of the Jalilabad district of the Border Troops of the State Border Service "Goytepa".

According to the information provided to APA by the Press Center of the State Border Service, as a result of the conducted border search and operational measures, 5 kilograms, 300 grams of narcotic drug "marijuana" and 250 pieces of "methadone M-40" psychotropic drug were found in one package hidden in the bush in the direction of the state border line. the pill was discovered and taken.

Operational-investigative measures are being continued.