Iran seizes several tons of illicit drugs at Eastern borders
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Iranian border guard units have seized several tons of illicit drugs at the country’s eastern borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan during the last one month, a senior Iranian police commander announced on Sunday.
“In line with decisive confrontation with any kind of border trespassing, goods smuggling and drug trafficking along the borders of (Iran’s southeastern) Sistan and Balouchestan province, border guards of this command center’s combat brigades and units succeeded in discovering and seizing large amount of narcotics and smuggled goods in border patrol operations during the last one month,” Commander of Sistan and Balouchestan’s Border Guard Unit General Gholamnabi Kohkan said.
The commander said that his units conducted a series of intelligence operations after receiving tips from the local people and identified the targets.
Following these operations, the police seized 3,093 kg of different types of narcotics, including opium, heroin, Crystal, etc, he added.
“In line with decisive confrontation with any kind of border trespassing, goods smuggling and drug trafficking along the borders of (Iran’s southeastern) Sistan and Balouchestan province, border guards of this command center’s combat brigades and units succeeded in discovering and seizing large amount of narcotics and smuggled goods in border patrol operations during the last one month,” Commander of Sistan and Balouchestan’s Border Guard Unit General Gholamnabi Kohkan said.
The commander said that his units conducted a series of intelligence operations after receiving tips from the local people and identified the targets.
Following these operations, the police seized 3,093 kg of different types of narcotics, including opium, heroin, Crystal, etc, he added.
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