During a customs inspection, officers from the Astara Customs Department discovered and seized a large shipment of drugs from illegal circulation. According to Oxu.Az, citing the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, a truck traveling from Iran to Russia with a declared shipment of lettuce was inspected at the Yug-Astara customs post. A stationary X-ray machine detected suspicious areas in the lettuce, after which the vehicle was subjected to a more thorough inspection.
A canine service dog helped locate 191 packages of dried marijuana among the lettuce, with a total net weight of 22 kg 565 g.
An investigation is underway.
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