Counter-Narcotics Operations
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Police seize largest haul of industrial drugs in SE Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence announced the discovery of the largest shipment of industrial drugs in Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran.
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Iran police seize major methamphetamine consignment in SE
TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – TheSecretary of the Anti-Narcotics Coordinating Council in Sistan and Baluchestan province has said that some 200 kilograms of methamphetamine have been seized during an operation in the southeastern border city of Saravan.
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Police bust over 1.6 tons of narcotics in SE Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Police Chief in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province says that over 1.6 tons of illicit drugs have been seized in the southeastern Iranian province.
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Over ton of illicit drugs confiscated in S Iran
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – A police source in Hormozgan province announced that over a ton of narcotics were confiscated in the province during the past week.
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Iran spare no effort to counter narcotics, drug-related crime
TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Sacrificing 3,800 martyrs over the past four decades and dismantling 1,700 drug gangs in 2022 shows the Islamic Republic plays an instrumental role at the global level in drug-control campaigns.
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Over 2 tons of narcotics confiscated in past 2 days
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – After a long time of intelligence work, police forces managed to bust 2,100 kg of narcotics during the past 48 hours, Iranian counternarcotics police Iraj Kakavand said on Wednesday.
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Over 1.3 tons of narcotics seized in S Iran
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – A judicial source in Iran's Hormozgan province said that more than 1.3 tons of illicit drugs were busted in the province.
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Over 3 tons of narcotics seized in S Iran during Nowruz
TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – A police source in Hormozgan reported that more than three tons of illicit drugs were confiscated in the province during the Nowruz holidays.
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Over 600 kg narcotics confiscated in Kerman
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.
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Iran Police impedes drug smuggling to Europe
TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Tehran Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi announced that dozens of kilograms of narcotics, especially crystal that was set to be smuggled from Tehran to Europe were seized by the Iranian anti-narcotics police.
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Close to 900 kg of narcotics seized in SW Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – The police chief of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad announced that 891 kilograms of opium were confiscated on the Shiraz-Yasuj road.
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Police busts near 700kg narcotics in SE Iran
TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – The commander of Sistan and Baluchestan police announced that during several operations in the province, near 700 kg of illicit drugs were seized.
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Police busts over ton of narcotics in SE Iran
TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – The commander of Sistan and Baluchestan police announced that 1 ton and 156 kg of illicit drugs were seized during police operations in the north and the south of the province.
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Police busts over 625 kg of narcotics in SW Iran
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Police Commander of Sistan and Baluchestan province said that the provincial police forces managed to seize about 626 kg of illicit drugs during an operation.
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Police bust over 1.5 tons of narcotics in SE Iran
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – The police commander of Sistan and Baluchistan province said that Iranian anti-narcotics police in the southeastern province arrested the members of a drug-trafficking group and seized more than 1.5 tons of illicit drugs.
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Over 5 tons of illicit drugs seized in SE Iran
TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – The police commander of Sistan and Baluchistan province announced that the country's police during its operations in the past two weeks managed to arrest two heads of drug trafficking teams and seize over 5 tons of narcotics.
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Over 1 ton of illicit drugs busted in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Iranian border police commander Brigadier General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi that over a ton of narcotics were seized in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
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Police seize 516 kg of opium in SW Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Police Chief of Fars province Brigadier General Roham Bakhsh Habibi said that 516 kg of opium were seized during the inspection of a truck in the city of Neyriz.
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Close to 410 kg of illicit drugs seized in SE Iran
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – The Sistan and Baluchestan police commander announced the confiscation of close to 410 kilograms of drugs during the clash between police forces and the armed smugglers.
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Close to 1 ton of drugs seized in Bushehr prov.
TEHRAN, Oct. 20(MNA) – The Chief Justice of Bushehr province announced that 990 kilograms of illicit drugs have been confiscated in Asaluyeh and Kangan counties.
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Iran intelligence seizes 80kg heroin at border with Turkey
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – The public relations department of the Intelligence Office of West Azarbaijan province said Saturday a shipment of 80 kilograms of heroin was seized by their security forces in Maku.
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Iran main country dealing with burden of fighting narcotics
TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Iran is the main country that is dealing with the burden of the fight against drug trafficking and the western destination countries do not care about the issue, Iran's representative to the IAEA said.