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260 kg of heroin detained at the border
Baku/06.07.18/Turan: Azerbaijani customs officers detained 260 kg of heroin intended for sending to Ukraine. According to the State Customs Committee, Azerbaijan served as a transit for the transport of drugs from Iran to Ukraine. According to the report, drugs were identified at the Astara customs in the truck Mercedes-Benz Axor driven by Imamverdi Agayev. When the transport was inspected, 25 polyethylene bags, the so-called "Sodium carbonate", were found, in which 260 kg of drugs were stored. The bags were sent by the Iranian company "Mojtaba Shage Azar" to the Ukrainian company "LLC Lisintra".
According to the information of the Center of Expertise of the Ministry of Justice, this is hand-made heroin. The fact is being investigated .-- 0-
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