Two held in Bilasuvar with 14.2 kg of marijuana dropped by drone from Iran
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.
🇦🇿 Near the Jabrayil IDP settlement, Bilasuvar District, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s State Security Service arrested two Azerbaijani citizens, Rüfət
Bəyram oğlu Badalov and Rüstəm Əli oğlu Muxtarov, at the scene near the Jabrayil
internally displaced persons settlement in Bilasuvar District as they came to
collect a drone-delivered drug consignment for onward sale.[1]The service
said an Iranian national organised the smuggling of an especially large
consignment of drugs by drone near the settlement for refugees from Jabrayil in
Bilasuvar District.[1]
Officers found and seized14 kg158 g of marijuana, along with 979 g of
methamphetamine and 23.1 g of opium, on the two detained men.[1]APA reported
the marijuana as dried and gave the opium weight as 23.1 grammes.[2]BR.az
summarised the haul as more than 15 kilograms of narcotic substances seized from
the two Azerbaijani citizens.[3]
Vesti.az, citing Lent.az, placed the drop in the area of the settlement for
forcibly displaced persons from Jabrayil in Bilasuvar District and said the
operation was run by the State Security Service.[4]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
14.158 kg
Agency
State Security Service of Azerbaijan
Agency type
Other
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (14.158 kg)
Activity
Smuggling, Possession, Sale
Setting
Land border
Charge
drug smuggling in especially large amounts
Case stage
Under investigation
Force
No force reported
Region
Bilasuvar District
Route
Iran → Azerbaijan
Date
Publication date
Sources
Baku.wsbaku.wsRUСГБ задержала в Билясуваре контрабандистов наркотиков, доставленных дроном из Ирана
APAru.apa.azRUСГБ установила факт организации контрабанды наркотиков из Ирана с помощью дрона, задержаны два человека
Vesti.azvesti.azRUИз Ирана в Азербайджан была попытка контрабанды наркотиков с дронами: ОПЕРАЦИЯ СГБ
Open questions the AI reported
No date is given for the arrest or for the drone delivery; 5 November 2026, the date of the State Security Service statement and of its publication by the outlets, stands in for the incident date.
The reports give no figure for the number of drones used or their payload, and do not say whether the drone was recovered.
No charges, plea, prosecutor's referral or court outcome were reported; the statements say only that a criminal case was opened and investigative measures continue.
The seized 979 g of methamphetamine and 23.1 g of opium are separate substances in the same seizure and are not counted in the cannabis figures.
BR.az summarises the haul as more than 15 kg of narcotic substances, a combined total across the three drugs; no value estimate was published.
All the cited outlets reproduce the same State Security Service statement, so there is only one primary account and no independent reporting.
The media picture published with the APA report carries no credit and its caption only repeats the headline, so it is not established that it shows the seized drugs or the detained men.
The service does not say whether the Iranian organiser was detained or is being sought.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Vesti.az: A criminal case has been opened and investigative and operational measures are continuing, with no charges or court outcome reported.
Between January and September 2026 Azerbaijan seized 8.4 tonnes of drugs, including 7,236 kg of marijuana, 253 kg of hashish and 21,355 cannabis plants, the State Commission reported. Police detected 6,247 drug cases and held 4,352 people criminally liable, while the Interior Ministry put its own nine-month seizures at 6,443 kg.
Charged 4,352Plants destroyed 21,355Cannabis 7.49053271 t
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.
Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry said its drug enforcement directorate arrested three previously convicted men, Ali Mamedov, Ravan Huseynov and Ilkin Akhmedov, in Astara and Qaradağ districts and seized 43 kg 300 g of marijuana from them. A court ordered the three held in pre-trial detention and a criminal case was opened.
