Azerbaijani authorities have prevented the smuggling of 31 kilograms of narcotics into the country from Iran.

On March 29, Azerbaijani border guards successfully foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs from Iran into Azerbaijan via drone.

By Tural Heybatov

On June 9, Major Bakhish Elshan oglu Bakhishli and Private Ali Elshan oglu Nagiyev, both servicemen of the State Border Service (SBS), tragically died as a result of a lightning strike while performing their duties to guard the state border in the service territory of the Lankaran border detachment of the Border Troops, News.Az reports, citing the SBS press service.

Azerbaijan’s border guards continue to ensure security and border protection at a high level in the newly liberated villages in the country’s Gazakh district, News.Az reports citing the State Border Service.

The Turkish TV channel Haber Global has released new footage showcasing four border villages that recently returned to Azerbaijan without firing a single shot.

Azerbaijan’s border guards have taken control of four liberated villages in Gazakh district, the Office of Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev announced on Friday, News.Az reports.

Some 36 people have been detained for attempting to violate the state border, Azerbaijan's State Border Service reports.