{"version":1,"id":"az","name":"Azerbaijan","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/az/","count":3,"totals":{"reports":3,"arrested":0,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":0,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":3,"raid":0,"arrest":0,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-28","reports":[{"id":"azerbaijan-marijuana-transit-seizure-2026","code":"CET-30MNH1","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/azerbaijan-marijuana-transit-seizure-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/30MNH1/","date":"2026-10-28","country":"az","country_name":"Azerbaijan","place":null,"coordinates":[40.287,47.548],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Customs find 98 kg of marijuana hidden under lettuce","summary":"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.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"azerbaijan-marijuana-transit-seizure-2026","sources":[{"title":"İrandan Rusiyaya 98 kiloqrama yaxın narkotikin keçirilməsinin qarşısı alınıb (28 October 2026)","url":"https://report.az/biznes-xeberleri/irandan-rusiyaya-98-kiloqrama-yaxin-narkotikin-kecirilmesinin-qarsisi-alinib","publisher":"Report.az","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"azerbaijan-drug-seizures-2026","code":"CET-5AY6W6","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/azerbaijan-drug-seizures-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/5AY6W6/","date":"2026-09-14","country":"az","country_name":"Azerbaijan","place":null,"coordinates":[40.287,47.548],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Azerbaijan seizes 5.9 tonnes of marijuana in eight months","summary":"In January–August 2026 the authorities recorded 5,561 drug crimes and seized 6,994.958 kg of narcotics and psychotropic substances, valued at 208.47 million manat, the State Commission for Combating Drug Addiction reported. Marijuana accounted for 5,928.805 kg and hashish for 247.630 kg, and officers also took 17,372 cannabis plants out of circulation.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"azerbaijan-drug-seizures-2026","sources":[{"title":"Bu ilin 8 ayında dəyəri 208 milyon manatdan çox olan narkotik qanunsuz dövriyyədən çıxarılıb (14 September 2026)","url":"https://report.az/hadise/bu-ilin-yanvar-avqust-aylarinda-deyeri-208-milyon-manatdan-cox-olan-narkotik-qanunsuz-dovriyyeden-cixarilib","publisher":"Report.az","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"azerbaijan-drone-marijuana-2024","code":"CET-TNVAP2","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/azerbaijan-drone-marijuana-2024/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/TNVAP2/","date":"2024-09-30","country":"az","country_name":"Azerbaijan","place":null,"coordinates":[40.287,47.548],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"A drone from Iran brings marijuana over the Araz","summary":"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.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"azerbaijan-drone-marijuana-2024","sources":[{"title":"Why is Iran often mentioned? Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry and border service drug operations over two years (26 March 2026)","url":"https://jam-news.net/why-is-iran-often-mentioned-azerbaijans-interior-ministry-and-border-service-drug-operations-over-two-years/","publisher":"JAMnews","date":null,"archived":null}]}]}