Border guards in the Horadiz sector intercepted an unmanned aerial device flying from Iran and found 19.7 kg of marijuana and 1,500 methadone tablets, the State Border Service reported. It was one of a series of drone-borne drug shipments along the Araz river border in 2024 and 2025, alongside marijuana hidden in lorries and boats. The cases show that the southern route carries cannabis as well as heroin and methamphetamine.[1]
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- JAMnews — Why is Iran often mentioned? Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry and border service drug operations over two years (26 March 2026)Section on 2024 border operations, citing the State Border Service statement of 30 September 2024.archived
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