Smugglers
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Iran seizes fuel bags carrying over 1mln liters of trafficking fuel
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian border guards have seized plastic fuel bags from smugglers carrying over one million liters of fuel in the southern waters of the country.
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Iran, Pakistan conduct joint operation against smugglers: Report
Islamabad, IRNA – Pakistani and Iranian border forces have carried out a joint operation against smugglers on the border in Balochistan, according to a Pakistani news outlet.
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Officials, civil servants arrested over major fuel smuggling case in southeast Iran
Kerman, IRNA — Seven staff members of the Iranian Oil Ministry's local department n the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman have been arrested in relation to a major fuel smuggling case, a judiciary official has said.
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Vessel seized in southern Iran carrying smuggled product
Bushehr, IRNA – A vessel has been seized off the coast of Bushehr province in southern Iran on charges of transporting smuggled goods, the border guards commander of the province has said.
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Iranian police arrest smugglers trying to sell 2,000-year-old statue
Tehran, IRNA – Head of Tehran Prevention Police Colonel Ali Ghasempour said that two smugglers of a 2,000-year-old statue have been arrested.
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Illegal haul of tobacco, cigarette seized in Iran capital
Tehran, IRNA – Hundreds of thousands of illegal cigarettes and tobacco have been seized in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to the head of Tehran Economic Security Police.
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Border guard martyred by armed criminals in SE Iran
Birjand, IRNA - The border guard commander of South Khorasan province has said that a border guard was martyred in a clash with armed criminals at the border.
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IRGC seizes 2 vessels smuggling 4.5 million liters of fuel
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy forces have seized two vessels in the Persian Gulf smuggling 4.5 million liters of fuel.
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Police officer martyred by narcotics smugglers in southern Iran
Bandar Abbas, IRNA – A police officer has been martyred in a conflict with narcotics smugglers in Hormozgan province, a fourth such case of martyrdom in the southern Iranian province since the start of the calendar year in late March.
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Suspects arrested in southern Iran over assassination of military official
Bandar Abbas, IRNA – Several people suspected of involvement in the assassination of a senior police commander in southern Iran have been arrested, according to a police statement.
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Iran arrests 24 foreign smugglers on Afghan border
Mashhad, IRNA – Some 24 foreign smugglers have been arrested at Iran’s common border with Afghanistan in the northeastern Iranian city of Taibad, according to a local official.
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Senior anti-narcotics police officer shot dead in south Iran
Bandar Abbas, IRNA – The chief of the Drug Control Headquarters (DCHQ) of Rudan County in southern Iran has been killed in a battle with drug traffickers.
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IRGC confiscates foreign tanker carrying 11m liters of smuggled fuel
Bandar Abbas, IRNA – The IRGC navy forces have confiscated 11 million liters of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf, the head of the Hormuzgan judiciary said.
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Four smuggler bands dismantled in Khuzestan
Ahvaz, IRNA – Commander of Khuzestan Police Forces said here on Saturday that four smuggler bands of weapons were discovered and dismantled, and 65 weapons of various types were confiscated from them.
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Iran arrests three arms trafficking gangs
Kermanshah, May 1, IRNA – Iran has in the past 15 days arrested three gangs that trafficked guns and ammunition in western province of Kermanshah, said the commander of Border Police of the province on Saturday.