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Narcotics police seize 4 tons of drugs in Tehran
[Iran Press TV Latest] In a fresh crackdown on drug smugglers, Iranian police have seized around 3,750 kilograms of narcotics while busting two notorious drug rings. "Iranian narcotics agents have managed to confiscate 3,743 kilograms of various kinds of narcotics in heavy clashes in the past six months in the Iranian capital Tehran," said General Hamid Reza Hossein-Abadi, the commander of the narcotics squad. "Some 20 major distributors and smugglers have been arrested, effectively dismantling two gangs," he added. "The narcotics police have seized five trailers and eight light cars and vans, as well as four storage spaces in the major Iranian cities of Tehran, Isfahan, Hamadan, Qazvin and Karaj," Hossein-Abadi said. The individuals arrested were entrenched in society and had been involved in the narcotics smuggling on a wide scale. He referred to a report regarding the Iranian police operations in the past ten months, providing evidence of the seizure of more than 468 tons of narcotics and the arrest of 1,755 members of infamous drug bands. The official also highlighted a UN report indicating that there were 12,000 tons of various types of narcotics stored in Afghanistan, accounting for 93 percent of illegal drugs throughout the world. "The seizures have led to the deaths of 30 Iranian narcotics agents in numerous operations. The anti-narcotics police have managed to arrest more than 190 thousand drug dealers and traffickers," Hossein-Abadi noted. Posted by: Fred 2010-02-09 |
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