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Gunmen kill two policemen in southeast Iran

Society Materials 23 January 2016 15:13 (UTC +04:00)
Two Iranian policemen were killed during an armed incident in Iranshahr city, located in the country’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province
Gunmen kill two policemen in southeast Iran

Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 23

By Fatih Karimov- Trend:

Two Iranian policemen were killed during an armed incident in Iranshahr city, located in the country's southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province.

An armed shootout with drug smugglers took place on one of the streets of Iranshahr, resulting in death of two police officers, Fars news agency reported Jan. 23.

Reportedly, two more police officers got injured, while two drug smugglers were killed in the standoff. Two more smugglers got apprehended by the police.

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 tons of drugs were seized in the country during the last fiscal year (ended on March 20, 2015).

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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