Publish Date: 25 June 2019 - 18:35

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – The police forces of Kerman province of Iran have seized 416kg of illicit drugs in Rudbar-e Jonubi County, Kerman Province, Iran.

Police Chief of Kerman province General Reza Bani Asadifar said on Tuesday that 416kg of hashish have been seized and one smuggler have been arrested during an operation in Rudbar-e Jonubi.

The Islamic Republic has been actively fighting drug trades originating from Afghanistan in the past four decades, despite its high economic and human costs. The country has spent more than hundreds of millions of dollars on sealing its borders and preventing the transit of narcotics destined for European, Arab and Central Asian countries.

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