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Wed, 06/08/2011 - 14:24
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Iran's War on Narcotics: Iranian Police Seize 8 Tons of Narcotics in Southern Town
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Law Enforcement Police squads have seized large volumes of different types of narcotics in a small city in the country's Southern province of Fars during the last Iranian year (ended on March 21), a senior provincial official announced on Wednesday.
"Thanks to the efforts and persistence showed by the Iranian security and law enforcement forces, around 8 tons of narcotics were seized last year," Governor of Larestan said on Wednesday.
He mentioned that the figure amounts to one-fifth of total seizures in the province during the said period.
In March, Commander of Fars Province Law Enforcement Forces Ali Moayyedi stated that Iranian police and security forces have discovered and seized 44 tons of different types of narcotics in the country's Southern province of Fars during the last Iranian year.
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 police measures along the Eastern borders have forced drug-traffickers to resort to other routes, including the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf, for smuggling their drug cargos which originate in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Iran, located at the crossroad of international drug smuggling from Afghanistan to Europe, has taken new security measures in its border provinces following several attacks by terrorists and drug traffickers at its Eastern and Western borders.
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.
"Thanks to the efforts and persistence showed by the Iranian security and law enforcement forces, around 8 tons of narcotics were seized last year," Governor of Larestan said on Wednesday.
He mentioned that the figure amounts to one-fifth of total seizures in the province during the said period.
In March, Commander of Fars Province Law Enforcement Forces Ali Moayyedi stated that Iranian police and security forces have discovered and seized 44 tons of different types of narcotics in the country's Southern province of Fars during the last Iranian year.
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 police measures along the Eastern borders have forced drug-traffickers to resort to other routes, including the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf, for smuggling their drug cargos which originate in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Iran, located at the crossroad of international drug smuggling from Afghanistan to Europe, has taken new security measures in its border provinces following several attacks by terrorists and drug traffickers at its Eastern and Western borders.
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.
