At the South Astara customs post on the Iranian border, officers searching a lorry bound for Russia found 97.685 kg of marijuana in 90 packages under a load of fresh lettuce. The State Customs Committee said the vehicle was carrying the cargo in transit through Azerbaijan and that an investigation had begun. At 50 kg or more the amount is 'especially large' under the 2005 thresholds law, so a trafficking conviction could bring eight to fifteen years.[1]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Azerbaijan here.
References
- Report.az — İrandan Rusiyaya 98 kiloqrama yaxın narkotikin keçirilməsinin qarşısı alınıb (28 October 2026)State Customs Committee statement; South Astara customs post.
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