Drug Trafficking

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.

Iran anti-narcotics police dismantle cocaine transit gang

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – The head of Iran's anti-narcotics police announced the dismantling of the international band of cocaine smuggling and transit from South American countries to Iran and the arrest of two foreign nationals.

Police bust 1.4 tons of narcotics in central Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – The police commander of Isfahan province announced that 1,400 kilograms of illicit drugs were busted during two separate operations in the last 24 hours by the anti-narcotics police.

Over 1 ton of narcotics confiscated in SE Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – The commander of Sistan and Baluchestan police announced that over one ton of illicit drugs was busted in the province.

Police seize over 1.5 tons of narcotics in southeast Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – The commander of Sistan and Baluchestan police announced the confiscation of over 1.5 tons of illicit drugs during an armed clash between the anti-narcotics police and smugglers in the southeast of Iran.

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.

Police seizes 900 kg of illicit drugs in NW Iran

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – The police commander of West Azarbaijan province announced the confiscation of 900 kilograms of illicit drugs in Urmia City.

Colombia’s most wanted drug trafficker extradited to US

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – One of Colombia’s most notorious drug lords has been extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.

3.5 tons of illicit drugs busted in southeastern Iran

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – According to the Iranian border police commander, 3.5 tons of illicit drugs was confiscated on the South-Eastern borders of Iran.

Over 460 kg of heroin confiscated at Mirjaveh border

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Legal Deputy of Iran’s Customs announced on Monday that 468 kilograms of heroin were confiscated in Mirjaveh county in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.

Police seize 560kg of narcotics, arrest 3 smugglers in SE

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The Police Chief of Bushehr Province Colonel Heidar Sousani on Wednesday announced that the police forces managed to seize a consignment of 560 kg of opium and arrest 3 criminals.

750 kg of opium seized in southern Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Deputy commander of Hormozgan border guard Abdollah Lashkari said that 750 kg of opium were busted in Bandar Lengeh in Hormozgan province.

Over 600 kg of narcotics seized, 3 smugglers arrested in SE

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – The commander of Sistan and Baluchestan police announced the confiscation of over 600 kilograms of illegal drugs during an armed clash between police forces and drug smugglers in Saravan.

Intelligence forces seize drugs at Mahirood border crossing

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Director general of South Khorasan Province Customs said on Tuesday that Iranian intelligence forces confiscated 570 kg of industrial drugs at Mahirood border crossing.

Over 1 ton opium seized in Qom

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – The police force of Iran’s Qom province seized over one ton of illegal drugs in the province on Monday.

Drug smuggling band dismantled in southern Island of Abu Musa

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – A large shipment of industrial narcotics was discovered in the waters of Abu Musa island in southern Iran, the Chief Justice of Hormozgan province said.

Police bust over 8 tons of narcotics in SE Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – The police commander of Sistan and Baluchistan province said that Iranian anti-narcotics police in the southeastern province seized more than 8 tons of illicit drugs in recent weeks.

At least 12 dead in Ecuador prison violence

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – At least 12 prisoners died and another 10 were injured during a gang confrontation at a prison in Ecuador, the government said on Sunday, in a new episode of prison violence in the Andean country.

Police dismantle smuggling gang, seize 713kg of drugs in SE

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – The police commander of Sistan and Baluchistan province announced the confiscation of 713 kilograms of illicit drugs in Zahedan, Saravan and Mehrestan cities.

Iraqi Kurdistan extradites 10 inmates to Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – The head of the courts of West Azerbaijan in northwest Iran said that the Iraqi Kurdish officials extradited 10 Iranian nationals detained in Iraqi prisons in accordance with an extradition treaty between Baghdad and Tehran.

Armed drug trafficking team arrested in Persian Gulf waters

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) –  The head of the Justice Department of Hormozgan Province reported that an armed drug trafficking team was dismantled in the Southern waters of Iran on Saturday.

Hormozgan police seize over 1,500 kg of illegal drugs

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – The police commander of Hormozgan province in the south of Iran said that a big shipment of narcotics was seized in Minab county.

Police seize over 14 tons narcotics in Bushehr in 9 months

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – The secretary of the Coordinating Council at Bushehr’s Drug Control Office said that during the last 9 months, police have seized 14,126 kg of drugs in Bushehr which shows a 25% hike in comparison to the same period last year.

Drug trafficking band dismantled in S Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Sistan and Baluchestan Police Commander said that provincial anti-narcotics police in an operation managed to identify and dismantle an opium trafficking gang in Hirmand County in this southern province on Friday.

Half a ton narcotics shipment seized by police in SE Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – A prosecutor in Kerman province said Monday that a large consignment of illicit drugs was seized in the city of Rigan in the southeastern province.

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Intl. bodies need to appreciate Iran's police sacrifices

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – The secretary of the Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council criticized the indifference of the international assemblies to the martyrdom of Iranian police forces in the fight against drug trafficking and terrorist groups.

Police seize 507 kg narcotics in Kermanshah

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Kermanshah Province police chief announced the dismantling of a drug-trafficking gang and the confiscation of 507 kg of opium in the province.

12,000 Iranians sacrificed in fight against drug-trafficking

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Eskandar Momeni, Secretary-General of the Illegal Drug Control Headquarters said that during the last year in the Iranian calendar about 1,200 tons of narcotics were seized by Iranian anti-narcotics police.