Publish Date: 12 December 2022 - 02:00

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Some 634 kg of illicit drugs were seized during two operations in Kerman province, Police commander of Kerman Abdolreza Nazeri said.

Nearly 293 kg of opium was confiscated from a house in the suburbs of Sirjan city and a related criminal was detained, according to police.

During a separate operation in the south of Kerman province, 341 kg of opium was seized, Nazeri said, adding that one smuggler was killed in the operation.

Four vehicles and some ammunition were also confiscated by the police, he added.

Iran is on the frontline of the fight against drug trafficking and thousands of Iranian forces have been so far martyred to protect the world from the danger of drugs.

Despite high economic and human costs, the Islamic Republic has been actively fighting drug trafficking over the past four decades.

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