Counter-Narcotics Police

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.

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.

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.

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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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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Police bust big smuggling ring, seize 6 tons of narcotics in SE Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – The police force of the Sistan and Balouchestan province, southeastern Iran, have successfully busted a big drug trafficking ring in Mehrestan, seizing a huge haul of narcotics in an armed clash.

Police seize 2 tons of drugs in southern Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iran’s anti-narcotics police have seized 2,033 kilograms of different illicit drugs in the southern province in the past 48 hours.

1.82 tons of illicit drugs seized in S Khorasan

BIRJAND, Dec. 29 (MNA) – The police chief of South Khorasan province said on Saturday that the anti-narcotic forces have successfully seized 1,820 kilograms of various illicit drugs across the southeastern province in the past two days.

Iranian security forces seize 1.7kg of illicit drugs in southeast

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – The Police Chief of Sistan and Balouchestan province in southeastern Iran said Tue. that police forces of the province have successfully seized 1,726 kilograms of various illicit drugs in Iranshahr and Saravan.

Iran’s envoy meets UNODC head in Vienna

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s permanent envoy to UN and other Vienna-based intl. organizations, Kazem Gharibabadi, met and held talks with Executive Director of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Yuri Fedotov, in the Austrian capital on Tuesday.

Anti-narcotics police seize 4 tons of drugs in SE Iran

ZAHEDAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Anti-narcotics police in Sarbaz County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, spotted a gang of smugglers who were trying to transport a huge load of illegal drugs from the border region into the country, a senior official said.

Police seize 4.6 tons of opium, heavy weapons in SE Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s anti-narcotic police forces have successfully seized 4,648 kilograms of opium and several light and heavy weapons in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan.

Deputy police chief says Iran seized 500 tons of narcotics in 9 months

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Police Chief Momeni said Mon. that Iran has carried out over 1,000 counter-narcotics operations in the past 9 months, confiscating 500 tons of various kinds of narcotics and busting 1,241 smuggling rings.

Iran, Italy to boost coop. on combating narcotics, money laundering

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – The draft of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been prepared which aims to promote the cooperation between the two country regarding the fight against narcotics and money laundering.

Iran, China poised to raise security, intelligence coop.

TEHRAN, May. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Interior Minister Hossein Zolfaghari and Chinese Deputy Public Security Minister for Counter-Terrorism Liu Yuejin agreed to expand security and intelligence cooperation between the two countries.

US new sanctions, nuclear doctrine threaten Iran, Russia

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador to Russia says that the new US and western sanctions against Iran and Russia along with the new US nuclear doctrine are threats to both Russia and Iran.

Intl. drug trafficking network dismantled in southeast Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – The Intelligence Ministry forces on Sunday identified and dismantled an international drug trafficking network in Sistan and Baluchestan province.

2 intl. drug trafficking networks dismantled in Kerman

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Intelligence Ministry forces have dismantled two international drug trafficking networks in Kerman, southeast of Iran.