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Mon, 05/30/2011 - 14:54
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Iran Intensifies War on Synthetic Drugs
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Law Enforcement Police have intensified their clampdown on synthetic-drugs production and trafficking, Crystal meth (Methamphetamine) in particular, a senior Iranian police commander underlined on Monday.
Speaking to reporters, Commander of the anti-narcotics squad of Iran's Law Enforcement Police General Hamid Reza Hossein-Abadi said that his forces have intensified the war on those individuals involved in synthetic drugs trafficking after the approval of the recent amendment of the country's anti-narcotics law.
He further noted that the necessary coordination has been made with the judicial authorities to consider proper punishment for synthetic drug traffickers.
Hossein-Abadi also noted that the police have recently disbanded several drug rings and discovered several labs used for producing synthetic drugs.
He said that the police have seized 970 kg of catalysts used for crystal production during the last two months, adding that the catalysts were imported from Pakistan to Iran.
The commander said that police have arrested 75 crystal-traffickers and seized 203 kg of crystal during the last two months, including 22 kg of seizures at the country's airports.
Methamphetamine, a synthetic drug with more rapid and lasting effects than amphetamine, is illegally used as a stimulant.
Synthetic drugs have recently been smuggled and distributed in Iran by drug-traffickers who seek to change addiction behaviors in the country and redirect addicts' tendency from conventional drugs, such as opium, heroin and hashish, to those narcotics mostly prevalent in the West, like cocaine, crack, crystal meth and LSD.
Speaking to reporters, Commander of the anti-narcotics squad of Iran's Law Enforcement Police General Hamid Reza Hossein-Abadi said that his forces have intensified the war on those individuals involved in synthetic drugs trafficking after the approval of the recent amendment of the country's anti-narcotics law.
He further noted that the necessary coordination has been made with the judicial authorities to consider proper punishment for synthetic drug traffickers.
Hossein-Abadi also noted that the police have recently disbanded several drug rings and discovered several labs used for producing synthetic drugs.
He said that the police have seized 970 kg of catalysts used for crystal production during the last two months, adding that the catalysts were imported from Pakistan to Iran.
The commander said that police have arrested 75 crystal-traffickers and seized 203 kg of crystal during the last two months, including 22 kg of seizures at the country's airports.
Methamphetamine, a synthetic drug with more rapid and lasting effects than amphetamine, is illegally used as a stimulant.
Synthetic drugs have recently been smuggled and distributed in Iran by drug-traffickers who seek to change addiction behaviors in the country and redirect addicts' tendency from conventional drugs, such as opium, heroin and hashish, to those narcotics mostly prevalent in the West, like cocaine, crack, crystal meth and LSD.
