In an interview with IRNA on Saturday, Brigadier General Doustali Jalilian said that his forces had identified and arrested seven members of an armed drug-trafficking gang who were trying to transfer a large shipment of opium from Sistan and Baluchestan to areas in central Iran.
During the operation, a total of 1,218 kg of opium were confiscated from the smugglers, Jalilian said.
He added that police had also seized 5 cars that were used by the smugglers for drug trafficking purposes.
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