narcotics
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Over one ton of narcotics seized at Iran’s eastern border
Tehran, IRNA – Over one ton of narcotics has been seized from drug traffickers at Iran’s eastern border, Commander of the Border Guards of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi said Saturday.
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Police seize large haul of firearms in northeastern Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Some 21 Colt guns and one hunting gun were seized in an operation in Mashhad, the capital city of Khorasan Razavi province, the commander of the provincial police, Brigadier General Mohammadkazem Taghavi, has announced.
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Iran, Afghanistan confer on expanding ties to combat drug trafficking
Tehran, IRNA – The deputy of the Iranian anti-narcotics headquarters, Mohammad Zarei, has announced that Iran and Afghanistan have agreed to exchange information to intensify fighting against narcotics and drug trafficking.
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Iran urges int’l community’s cooperation in fight against narcotics
Tehran, IRNA – Deputy chief of Iran’s anti-narcotics police, Nosratollah Barin, has called for the international community’s cooperation to tackle drug trafficking.
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Destruction of Five Tons of Drugs
The ceremony for destruction of 5 tons of narcotics was held before noon on Monday (June 24, 2024) in the presence of the secretary of Khorasan Razavi Anti-Narcotics Coordination Council in Mashhad.
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Big smuggling ring busted in southeast Iran, police burn 16 mt of narcotics
Tehran, IRNA – The commander of Iran’s Border Guard Police has announced the seizure of over half a million metric tons (mt) of different types of narcotics in the southeast of the country.
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Large haul of narcotics seized in southeast Iran
Zahedan, IRNA – The police in the southeast of Iran have seized more than three metric tons of different types of narcotics after carrying out a successful operation against a drug gang.
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Iranian police seizes large haul of narcotics in southeast
Tehran, IRNA — Over one metric ton (mt) of narcotics has been seized in southeast Iran, according to the Border Guards Commander General Ahmad Ali Goodarzi.
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Large haul of meth seized in Tehran
Tehran, IRNA — Police have seized a major methamphetamine consignment in the capital city, Tehran’s Prosecutor Ali Salehi says.
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Iran’s police seize large meth haul in capital Tehran
Tehran, IRNA — Over three metric tons (mt) of narcotics have been seized in the capital city, the police commander of Tehran province Second Brigadier General Abbas-Ali Mohammadian says.
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Iran seizes vessel carrying narcotics in southern waters
Bandar Abbas, IRNA – Hormuzgan Border Guard Commander, Brigadier General Bahador Esmaili, reports that a vessel carrying narcotics has been seized in Iran’s southern waters.
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Iranian police seize over 1.7 kg of narcotics in Sistan and Baluchestan
Zahedan, IRNA – Police Commander of Sistan and Baluchestan province has said that 1,733 kilograms of narcotics were seized during operations launched in this province.
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Iranian police seizes over 1 mt of narcotics in southeast
Tehran, IRNA — A large haul of narcotics has been seized in southeast Iran, according to the country’s Border Guards Commander General Ahmad Ali Goodarzi has said.
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Drug trafficking via Iran down by 20%: Commander
Tehran, IRNA – The Commander of Iran's Headquarters for Fighting Narcotics says drug trafficking through Iran’s soil has decreased by 20% due to increased risks facing the smugglers operating at borders and inside the country.
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Over 450 tons of narcotics seized by Iran in 9 months
Bushehr, IRNA – More than 470 tons of narcotics were seized by Iran in the first nine months of the current calendar year, Iran anti-narcotics police chief, Brigadier General Iraj Kakavand, has said.
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Border guard police seizes 1.4 tons of narcotics in southeastern Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Commander of Iran’s border guard police Ahmad Ali Goudarzi has said that some 1.4 tons of narcotics were confiscated from smugglers in southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.
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Iran police seize major methamphetamine consignment in southeast
Zahedan, IRNA – Secretary of the Anti-Narcotics Coordinating Council in Sistan and Baluchestan province has said that some 200 kilograms of of methamphetamine have been seized during an operation in the southeastern border city of Saravan.
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Iran's police burns over 3 mt of seized narcotics in Karaj
Over three metric tons (mt) of seized narcotics that had no medical applications, have been destroyed in Karaj, the capital city of the northern Iranian province of Alborz on Monday. (IRNA photos published on October 9/Mohammad Mehdi Pourarab)
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Major methamphetamine consignment seized in southeastern Iran
Zahedan, IRNA – Over 268 kg of methamphetamine narcotics were confiscated in an operation by Iranian drug enforcement police in southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, according to police commander of the province.
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Iran's police burns 20 mt of seized narcotics
Mashhad, IRNA – Some 20 metric tons of narcotics have been destroyed in Mashhad, northeast Iran, an official said.
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Police seizes over 1 ton of opium in southeastern Iran
Zahedan, IRNA - Police Chief in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province has said that over 1 metric ton (mt) of opium has been seized during an operation in the southeastern Iranian province.
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Iran police seize 371kg of heroin in Qazvin
Tehran, IRNA – The police chief of Qazvin province in northern Iran says his forces have confiscated 371 kilograms of heroin as the shipment was on its way to reach the northwestern city of Urmia.
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Police seizes over 1.6 tons of opium in southeast Iran
Zahedan, IRNA – A police commander in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan says the force has seized some 1.667 metric tons of opium in an operation that led to arrests of six narcotics smugglers.
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Official: Iran enjoys no int'l support in fighting narcotics transit
Tehran, IRNA – The secretary general of Iran Headquarters for Campaign against Drug Trafficking said that the Islamic Republic of Iran has received no international assistance in fighting narcotics transit.
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Interior min: Iran alone in anti-narcotics campaign
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said that Iran is alone in anti-narcotics campaign, arguing that the Islamic Republic of Iran is quite serious in this campaign that needs to be a collective campaign.
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Pres. Raisi: Serious weakness in int’l determination to fight drugs
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Sunday that the international community's appreciation of Iran in the fight against narcotics is not a substitute for them not not to fulfill their responsibilities in this field, saying, the message of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking must be how much all governments and international organizations have played a role in this regard.
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Iran pioneer in discovering narcotics in world
Tehran, IRNA - Secretary of Iran Drug Control Headquarters Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni said that Iran is pioneering in the world for fighting narcotics.
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Iran calls for further interaction with Iraq in fighting narcotic smugglers
Tehran, IRNA - Prosecutor-General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said that Iran expects further interaction with Iraq with regard to fighting narcotics smugglers.
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Japan lauds Iran's role in fighting narcotics
Tehran, IRNA - Japanese Ambassador in Tehran Aikawa Kazutoshi said that Iran plays an important role in fighting narcotics in the world.
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Iran, China expand ties in fighting narcotics
Tehran, April 14, IRNA - Iranian deputy chief for Regional and International Affairs of Anti-Narcotics Police, Col. Naghi Mahmoodi, in the meeting of Chinese police liaison officer on Wednesday, reaffirmed joint campaign against drug-trafficking.