Iran's Eastern Borders No More Safe For Drugs Smugglers

Tehran, Sept 10, IRNA – Iran's eastern borders are no more safe for illicit drugs smugglers as the border guards have made it impossible for them to make any move in those areas, it was reported Monday. Commander of police border forces Brigadier General Hossein Zolfaqari told IRNA that drugs traffickers have chosen sea routes for their activities as they felt Iran's eastern border areas were no more safe. In order to fight smugglers at sea, said the commander, Iran has increased its sea operations by adding to the number of sea patrols and intelligence activities. Commander Zolfaqari said that talks were also held by a number of neighboring countries in southern parts of the Persian Gulf to fight drugs and goods smugglers through more coordinated bilateral operations./end