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| Over 700 Kgs of narcotics seized in Zahedan |
| 2003-01-21 |
| Police in Sistan-Baluchestan province said Monday that over 700 kg of narcotics has been seized from a gang of drug traffickers, IRNA reported. It added that the haul consisted of 200 kg of opium with the remaining comprising hashish. Large numbers of ammunition and a satellite phone were also seized form traffickers. The report did not refer to the number of the gang members arrested. Which implies they got away... Iran lies on an international drugs trade route, which originates from Afghanistan and Pakistan and stretches as far as the Persian Gulf Arab states, Europe and beyond. More than 3,100 members of Iranian armed forces have been killed in cross-border clashes with drug traffickers during the civil disorder in neighboring Afghanistan in the past 20 years. Others have pocketed some pretty lucrative protection money... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |