Members of Iranian drug trafficking gang detained in Azerbaijan

Law enforcement agencies in Azerbaijan have detained members of a transnational organized crime group smuggling drugs from Iran, Report informs citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Two members of the group have been detained – Iranian citizens 26-year-old Hadi Fasihi and 29-year-old Rza Etai.

They were detained by Yardimli district police officers as part of a special operation. During the searches, 36 kilograms of drugs were seized from the detainees, including heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana enriched with psychotropic substances.

A criminal case has been opened on the fact, and a preventive measure in the form of arrest has been chosen for the detainees by a court decision.

Operational activities to detain other members of the group and persons associated with them within the country are ongoing, the Ministry of Internal Affairs added.

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