Drug Trafficking

Violence erupts in Mexico after killing of drug cartel kingpin ‘El Mencho’

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Mexican security forces have killed a drug cartel kingpin who led one of the most powerful criminal organisations in the country, triggering a wave of violence in several areas, including the western state of Jalisco.

US military says it attacked vessel in Pacific Ocean

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – The United States military said it attacked a boat in the eastern Pacific, killing three people, in the latest strike on a vessel in international waters that Washington alleges was involved in drug trafficking.

US attacks another vessel in Pacific Ocean

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – The US carried out a strike on Monday against a vessel allegedly belonging to drug traffickers in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people, the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) reported.

Maduro:

Venezuela air force destroyed 39 drug-carrying planes in 2025

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) –Venezuelan air force destroyed 39 drug-carrying planes in 2025, bringing the total number of such planes to 430 since the adoption of the anti-drug law, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said.

5 killed in US strikes on 2 boats in eastern Pacific

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The US military said on Thursday that it had conducted two more strikes against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people.

Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua stress Iran’s role on intl. stage

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Ambassadors of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to Tehran have underlined Iran’s outstanding role in changing power equation on the international stage.

Iran, Iraq expand Coop. on combating drug trafficking

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Iraq announced that it had discovered and destroyed six tons of narcotics with the intelligence cooperation from Iran and several other countries in the region.

Secret DOJ memo exposes flaws in US boat strike justification

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – A classified Justice Department memo reveals the legal reasoning behind deadly boat strikes in the Caribbean, clashing with Trump’s public anti-drug narrative.

US strikes on alleged drug boats ‘unacceptable’: Turk

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – The UN human rights chief has called for an investigation into United States military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, saying the attacks are “unacceptable” and must stop.

US boat strike kills 4 in Pacific Ocean: Hegseth

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – A US attack on a boat suspected of transporting illegal drugs has left four men dead in the eastern Pacific Ocean, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday.

At least 64 killed in huge police operation in Rio De Janeiro

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – At least 64 people were killed and 81 were arrested Tuesday in a large security operation against the Comando Vermelho criminal group in the Complexo do Alemao and Penha favelas in Rio de Janeiro, official sources said.

Iranian border guard martyred fighting drug traffickers

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – An Iranian border guard was martyred while fighting drug traffickers in the southeastern Province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Iran, Pakistan agree on boosting counter-narcotics Coop.

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Iran’s Anti-Narcotics chief and his Pakistani counterpart met in Islamabad and reached an agreement on intelligence sharing to combat narcotic networks along the border.

Iran, Iraq sign joint MoU to combat drug trafficking

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Iranian and Iraqi officials signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in combating drug trafficking.

Interior Minister:

Iran resolved to block eastern borders against criminals

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni says that the parliament and government are determined to take necessary measures to block the shared eastern borders with Afghanistan.

Iran's police detain 80 major drug traffickers in 5 months

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – The deputy chief of Iran's anti-narcotics police says more than 80 major drug traffickers have been arrested across the country over the past five months.