Publish Date: 7 January 2023 - 20:00

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – The police commander of Iran’s Lorestan said that the police forces have disbanded 26 drug smuggling gangs in the province.

As many as 233 smugglers have been detained from the beginning of the Iranian year until now, Yahya Elahi said.

Over seven tons of various narcotics have been confiscated in the operations in the said period, he added.

He further noted that the figure marks a 38 percent hike compared to the corresponding period of the last year.

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