Azerbaijan prevents smuggling of large batch of heroin coming from Iran [PHOTOS]
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The Nakhchivan Main Customs Department has prevented an attempt to smuggle a large batch of drugs from Iran to Azerbaijan, Azernews reports citing the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee.
According to the source, a customs inspection of a cargo vehicle transiting through the territory of Azerbaijan from the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Netherlands was carried out at the Julfa checkpoint.
The department has implemented a thorough inspection of the vehicle, as a result, almost 500 kilos of heroin were found in the cargo compartment of the vehicle.
An investigation is underway.
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