Kakavand made the announcement at a press briefing on Sunday, saying that Barahouei was arrested in the southeastern province of Sistan-and-Baluchistan where he had resided.
The police official said that the drug trafficker was a ringleader of a network that transferred narcotics into Iran, adding that 37 of his teammates were also arrested within 18 stages, while 13 tons of drugs and 32 vehicles coupled with a significant number of weapons were seized from them.
Kakavand also said that Barahouei acted as a drug trafficker under several aliases, with his team providing support to networks distributing drugs across the country, while they were themselves supported by other teams.
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