Nov 27, 2023, 3:00 PM

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Iran accounts for nearly 92% of world opium seizure

Iran accounts for nearly 92% of world opium seizure

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – The secretary general of Iran Headquarters for Campaign against Drug Trafficking Eskandar Momeni stressed that about 92% of the world's opium discoveries are related to Iran.

Addressing the Sistan and Baluchestan drug fighting coordination council meeting, Momeni said that the Islamic Republic of Iran has dedicated 4,000 martyrs and nearly 12,000 veterans to defend humanity.

About 92% of the world's opium discoveries are related to Iran, and 59% of the world's morphine discoveries and 27% of the world's heroin discoveries are made by Iran, he noted.

He stated that 13 people were martyred in Iran while fighting narcotics over the last year.

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