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Iranian police seize over 700 kilograms of narcotics

Society Materials 12 April 2015 15:38 (UTC +04:00)
Iran’s police seized about 725 kilograms of various drugs from smugglers in the country's southeastern province of Yazd‫.
Iranian police seize over 700 kilograms of narcotics

Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 12

By Umid Niayesh - Trend:

Iran's police seized about 725 kilograms of various drugs from smugglers in the country's southeastern province of Yazd‫.

Police forces seized 685 kilograms of hashish and 40 kilograms of opium from three sedan cars, the province's police commander, Colonel Iraj Kakavand said.

He further said that the cargo was destined for Tehran from one of the country's southern cities, the official IRIB news agency reported April 12.

Six smugglers were arrested in the operation, the police commander said.

Iran is situated on a major drug route between Afghanistan and Europe, as well as the Gulf States. The Islamic Republic shares about 900 kilometers of common border with Afghanistan, over which 74 percent of opium is smuggled.

It was reported that some 490 metric tons of drugs were seized in the country during the last fiscal year (ended on March 20).

The fight against drugs annually costs Iran about $1 billion, according to the official estimates.

The statistics also say there are about two million drug users in Iran.

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