Border protection and search operations are underway to ensure reliable protection of the state border and combat drug trafficking and psychotropic substances.

The Press Center of the State Border Service (SBS) told APA.

According to the report, on April 11, at about 22:50, two unknown individuals observed the violation of the state border from the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Azerbaijan by two unknown people in the service area of ​​the border post of the Goytapa frontier detachment of the State Border Troops near Abdinli village of Yardimli region.

Despite the border guard's "Stop" order and air warning shots, the violators fled using the terrain and dark weather conditions, throwing the smugglers in their hands.

As a result of search operations, 2 packages of 16 kilograms 820 grams of drugs (8 kilograms 280 grams of heroin, 8 kilograms 480 grams of marijuana, 0.60 grams of methamphetamine) and 3189 methadone-40 psychotropic substances were found in the area. The drug was found and confiscated.

Necessary operative-investigative measures are being taken in connection with the fact.