Jan 21, 2024, 4:39 PM
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Iran arrests country's biggest drug trafficker

Jan 21, 2024, 4:39 PM
News ID: 85361082
Iran arrests country's biggest drug trafficker

Tehran, IRNA – Head of the Anti-Narcotic Police (ANP) of the Islamic Republic of Iran Brigadier General Iraj Kakavand has announced the arrest of the country's biggest drug trafficker identified as Abdol-Hadi Barahouei.

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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