Counter-Narcotics Police
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Iran’s police bust 230kg of illicit drugs in Yazd
YAZD, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s anti-narcotics police forces have managed to capture 230 kilograms of illicit drugs in a single operation in the central province of Yazd, a provincial police commander announced on Thursday.
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Police seize two drug cargoes in Yazd
TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Anti-narcotic police have seized two consignments of opium with a combined volume of 297 kilograms in the main routes of Yazd province.
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Over 1 ton of illicit drugs busted in Tehran
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – The police forces of Tehran Province have seized 1.067 tons of different types of drugs in two separate operations.
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30 tons of drugs seized in South Khorasan in 8 months
BIRJAND, Nov. 26 (MNA) – The anti-narcotics police of the South Khorasan, the southeastern Iranian province linking the country to Afghanistan and Pakistan, busted a total of 30,000 kilograms of different illicit drugs in the past eight months to November 22.
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Iranian police bust 500kg of opium in Kerman province
BAM, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Iran’s anti-narcotics police forces have captured 547 kilograms of opium in the routes to the city of Bam, the central province of Kerman, a provincial police commander said on Sunday.
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Police dismantle drug band, seize 1 ton of opium in Khash
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s drug combat squads have dismantled a professional drug smuggling band and seized 1,151 kilograms of opium in the city of Khash, the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, a provincial police commander announced on Wednesday.
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Iranian police bust 21 tons of narcotics in a week
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – A deputy from Iran Drug Control Headquarters announced on Monday that more than 21 tons of different narcotics have been seized in across Iran in a period from November 2 to 8, 2019.
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11 tons of drugs seized in West Azarbaijan in seven months
URMIA, Oct. 30 (MNA) – The anti-narcotics police of the West Azarbaijan, the northwestern Iranian province linking the country to Europe, have busted a total of 11,000 kilograms of different illicit drugs in the past seven months to October 22.
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Police bust 368kg of drugs in central Iran
YAZD, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Anti-narcotics forces of Iran have busted 368 kilograms of illicit drugs in the central province of Yazd in the past 24 hours.
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By: Pouya Bazargard
Over 1 ton of narcotics destroyed in Gilan prov.
RASHT, Oct. 22 (MNA) – More than one ton of various types of illicit drugs, including grass, heroin, hashish, cannabis, psychotropic and psychedelic pills, were destroyed in Rasht, Gilan province on Monday in the presence of city and provincial officials.
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Police seize 2,057kg of narcotics in Iran’s Saravan
ZAHEDAN, May 12 (MNA) – Iran’s drug combat squads have seized 2,057 kilograms of different illicit drugs in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan in a single operation, a provincial police commander announced on Wednesday.
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Iran, Slovakia discuss cooperation on narcotics combat
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Drug Control Headquarters (DCH) Eskandar Momeni and President of Slovakian Police Force conferred on cooperation on fighting against narcotics in a meeting in Vienna.
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1.2 tons of drugs seized in Zanjan provicne in six months
ZANJAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – The anti-narcotics police of the northwestern Iranian province of Zanjan captured a total of 1,200 kilograms of different illicit drugs in the first half of the current year (March 21-September 22).
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Police seize 8,600kg of illicit drugs in NW Iran
URMIA, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Iranian anti-narcotics police have busted a huge consignment of narcotics in the northwestern city of Urmia.
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Police seize 300kg of opium in central Iran
KAHNOOJ, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s anti-narcotics police forces have seized 302 kilograms of illicit drugs in Kahnooj district, the central province of Kerman.
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Iran, Azerbaijan eye coop. in fight against drug trafficking
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Iran's Anti-Narcotics Police Chief Brigadier General Mohammad Massoud Zahedian and his Azeri counterpart Major General Hazi Aslanov stressed the need for joint cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking.
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12 tons of narcotics confiscated in a week
TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – A deputy from Iran Drug Control Headquarters announced on Wednesday that, above 12 tons of psychotropics and drugs have been seized in 21 provinces across Iran in a period from August 23 to 31, 2019.
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Police seize 1.4 tons of drugs in Zahedan
ZAHEDAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Anti-narcotics police have busted a drug-smuggling gang in the southeastern city of Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, and captured a big haul of illicit drugs.
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Iran’s Police confiscate 322 kg illicit drugs in Yazd prov.
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The chief of the Iranian anti-narcotics police in Yazd said Wed. that his forces seized 322 kilogram of narcotics in two separate operations in the southeastern province.
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Drug trafficking band dismantled in SE Iran
ZAHEDAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Anti-narcotics police have busted a drug-smuggling gang in the southeastern city of Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, and captured a big haul of illicit drugs.
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Police capture 129kg of heroin in Alborz province
KARAJ, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian anti-narcotics forces have busted a 129-kilogram consignment of heroin near the city of Karaj in Alborz province, 42 kilometers northwest of capital Tehran.
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Rouhani attends meeting on fight against narcotics
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took part in a meeting on fight against narcotics on Tuesday, where he called the issue a national duty and urged all affiliated bodies to take serious anti-narcotics measures to combat addiction and smuggling drugs into the country.
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US sanctions affecting UN contributions to Iran's fight against narcotics
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Head of Iranian Anti-Narcotics Police said Monday that US sanctions have affected the UN help to Iran in the fight against illegal drugs.
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Iran police chief:
300 tons of illicit drugs seized in 4 months
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Iranian anti-narcotics forces have seized a total of 300,000 kilograms of different illegal drugs since the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 21).
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IRICA stands at 2nd rank in countering goods smuggling
TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) stood at the second rank last year (ended March 20, 2019) in terms of dealing with smuggling goods.
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Police bust 400kg of illicit drugs in Yazd prvoince
YAZD, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s anti-narcotics police forces have managed to capture 395 kilograms of illicit drugs in a single operation in the central province of Yazd, a provincial police commander announced on Saturday.
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Police seize 326kg of hashish in central Iran
YAZD, May 28 (MNA) – Iran’s anti-narcotics police forces have managed to capture 326 kilograms of hashish in a single operation in the central province of Yazd, a provincial police commander announced on Tuesday.
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Police capture 20kg of heroin in central Iran
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Iran’s drug combat squads have seized 20 kilograms of heroin near the central city of Tabas, South Khorasan province, a provincial police commander announced on Monday.
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Police seize 2.6 tons of narcotics in Iran’s Saravan
ZAHEDAN, May 12 (MNA) – Iran’s drug combat squads have seized 2,605 kilograms of illicit drugs in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan in a single operation, a provincial police commander announced on Sunday.
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Iran, Russia ink a three-year contract on countering narcotics
TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation signed a joint three-year contract on Thursday in the field of countering narcotics.