Addressing the Sistan and Baluchestan drug fighting coordination council meeting, Momeni said that Iran is located next to a country that is the source of drug production in the world, over 80% of the world's opium is produced in Afghanistan.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has dedicated 4,000 martyrs and nearly 12,000 veterans for defending humanity, he added.
About 92% of the world's opium discoveries are related to Iran, and 59% of the world's morphine discoveries and 27% of the world's heroin discoveries are made by Iran, he noted.
He stated Iran has presented 13 martyrs for fighting narcotics over the last year.
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