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Iran's War on Narcotics:Police Seize over 3.5 Tons of Drugs in Southwestern City in 2 Months
TEHRAN, May 16 (FNA)- Iranian law enforcement officials announced on Monday that the country's anti-narcotic police squads have seized 3.66 tons of various types of drugs in just one city in Southwestern Iran since the start of the new Iranian year (March 21, 2011).
Nahbandan Police Chief Gholam-Hossein Parsa told FNA that his forces have seized 3,660.583kg of various types of narcotics in a number of operations in the city of Nahbandan in less than two months.
The official said that police seizures in Nahbandan show a 54% increase compared with the same period last year.
He also mentioned that a major part of the seizures included opium and Crack (condensed heroin).
The police chief further stated that a number of 170 drug-traffickers, dealers and stashers, including 22 women, have been arrested in Nahbandan since the beginning of the current Iranian year.
He announced that his forces have also disbanded 5 drug-trafficking rings in the city during the abovementioned period.
Iran leads international efforts in fighting drug networks and narcotic traffickers. According to the statistical figures released by the UN, Iran ranks first among the world countries in preventing entry of drugs and decreasing demand for narcotics.
The United Nations credits Iran with the seizure of 80 percent of the opium netted around the world.
Iran lies on a major drug route between Afghanistan and Europe, as well as the Persian Gulf states. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iranian police have lost more than 3700 of their personnel in the country's combat against narcotics.
During the past Iranian year (ended on March 20,) Iran seized more than 1,000 tons of opium smuggled from Afghanistan, the largest producer of opium poppy in the world.
According to official estimates, Iran's battle against drugs cost the country around $1 billion annually. Strategies pursued by Tehran include digging canals, building barriers and installing barbed wire to seal the country's borders, specially in the East.
The anti-drug squads of the Iranian Law Enforcement Police have intensified their countrywide campaign against drug-trafficking through staging long-term systematic operations since last year.
The Iranian anti-narcotic police have always staged periodic, but short-term, operations against drug traffickers and dealers, but the latest reports - which among others indicate an improved and systematic dissemination of information - reveal that the world's most forefront and dedicated anti-narcotic force (as UN drug-campaign assessments put it) has embarked on a long-term countrywide plan to crack down on the drug trade since the beginning of the last Iranian year (started on March 21, 2010).
Nahbandan Police Chief Gholam-Hossein Parsa told FNA that his forces have seized 3,660.583kg of various types of narcotics in a number of operations in the city of Nahbandan in less than two months.
The official said that police seizures in Nahbandan show a 54% increase compared with the same period last year.
He also mentioned that a major part of the seizures included opium and Crack (condensed heroin).
The police chief further stated that a number of 170 drug-traffickers, dealers and stashers, including 22 women, have been arrested in Nahbandan since the beginning of the current Iranian year.
He announced that his forces have also disbanded 5 drug-trafficking rings in the city during the abovementioned period.
Iran leads international efforts in fighting drug networks and narcotic traffickers. According to the statistical figures released by the UN, Iran ranks first among the world countries in preventing entry of drugs and decreasing demand for narcotics.
The United Nations credits Iran with the seizure of 80 percent of the opium netted around the world.
Iran lies on a major drug route between Afghanistan and Europe, as well as the Persian Gulf states. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iranian police have lost more than 3700 of their personnel in the country's combat against narcotics.
During the past Iranian year (ended on March 20,) Iran seized more than 1,000 tons of opium smuggled from Afghanistan, the largest producer of opium poppy in the world.
According to official estimates, Iran's battle against drugs cost the country around $1 billion annually. Strategies pursued by Tehran include digging canals, building barriers and installing barbed wire to seal the country's borders, specially in the East.
The anti-drug squads of the Iranian Law Enforcement Police have intensified their countrywide campaign against drug-trafficking through staging long-term systematic operations since last year.
The Iranian anti-narcotic police have always staged periodic, but short-term, operations against drug traffickers and dealers, but the latest reports - which among others indicate an improved and systematic dissemination of information - reveal that the world's most forefront and dedicated anti-narcotic force (as UN drug-campaign assessments put it) has embarked on a long-term countrywide plan to crack down on the drug trade since the beginning of the last Iranian year (started on March 21, 2010).
