20 kilograms of drugs were seized during an operation in the Khatai district.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs press service told Elchi.az about this.
It was reported that the next operation against drug trafficking was carried out by employees of the Khatai District Police Department (RPD).
During the event, 25-year-old Baku resident Huseyn Mammadzadeh was detained. During the inspection of the package in his hand, 12 kilograms 840 grams of marijuana and 7 kilograms 290 grams of opium were discovered. In his statement, H. Mammadzadeh stated that he obtained the drugs from an unknown Iranian citizen, whose identity is unknown to the investigation, whom he met on social networks, in order to sell them in the capital.
A criminal case has been initiated regarding the facts, and investigations are ongoing.