Four caught in Baku with 74 kg of marijuana smuggled from Iran
Four men were caught in Pirsagi, Baku, collecting 74.163 kg of dried marijuana smuggled into Azerbaijan by Iranian citizens in a joint security operation. A criminal case was opened for group smuggling and large-scale trafficking, and the investigation was continuing.
🇦🇿 Pirsagi settlement, Sabuncu district, Baku · Azerbaijan
Officers of Azerbaijan’s State Security Service and State Border Service found
and seized a large batch of drugs smuggled into the country by Iranian citizens
in a joint operation.[1]Four men were detained red-handed while trying to
remove the drug parcels hidden by Iranian citizens in the settlement’s green
area.[2]
The cache held 74 kg163 g of dried marijuana found in Pirsagi settlement in
Baku’s Sabuncu district.[2]The detained men are three Azerbaijani citizens
born in 1982, 1988 and 1993 and one stateless man born in 1982.[1]The four
were caught as they collected the cache hidden by the road in Pirsagi in Baku’s
Sabuncu district.[1]
A criminal case was opened under articles 206.3.2, 234.4.1 and 234.4.3 of
Azerbaijan’s Criminal Code and the detainees were brought to criminal
responsibility.[1]The drugs had been smuggled into Azerbaijan by citizens of
Iran.[3]The investigation was continuing.[4]
Sources
Minval Politikaminval.azRUВ Азербайджане задержали крупную партию контрабандных наркотиков из Ирана
Report.azreport.azRUВ результате совместной операции СГБ и ГПС из оборота изъято 74 кг наркотиков
APAen.apa.azAzerbaijan prevents smuggling of drugs from Iran
Media.azmedia.azRUСовместная операция СГБ и ГПС: обнаружена и изъята крупная партия наркотиков, есть задержанные
Open questions the AI reported
No separate date is given for the operation itself; 1 August 2024 is the publication date of all accounts and is used as the incident date.
The 74 kg figure in one account is rounded; 74 kg 163 g from the other accounts is used for the seized weight.
No court outcome beyond the opened criminal case and continuing investigation was reported.
Left out arrested, as no supporting quotation was given.
Left out charged, as no supporting quotation was given.
Left out kg seized, as no supporting quotation was given.
Azerbaijan's State Security Service detained two Azerbaijani citizens as they collected a drone-delivered drug consignment near the Jabrayil refugee settlement in Bilasuvar District, and said it seized 14 kg 158 g of marijuana from them. The service said an Iranian national organised the smuggling run, and a criminal case was opened.
Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry said Oğuz district police detained S.İbrahimov, E.İsmayılov and T.Haşımov and found drugs, cannabis plants they had cultivated and firearms. A court ordered the three held in pre-trial detention and a criminal case was opened.
Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry said officers detained Ramil Aliyev and Nihat Abdurrahmanov in Absheron and Garadagh districts and found hashish resin, marijuana, heroin, methamphetamine and opium among 57 kg of drugs and 1,981 methadone tablets. A court ordered both men held in pre-trial detention over a smuggling case.
Police in Baku and several regions of Azerbaijan detained nine people and seized 46 kg of mixed drugs, including marijuana and hashish, plus 2,087 tablets. All nine were remanded in custody as trafficking investigations continue.
