Police Bust Intl. Drug Smuggling Ring in S. Iran
It added that the operation also led to the seizure of one ton of illicit drugs and the arrest of three smugglers who were handed to judicial authorities.
The smugglers intended to ship the drug consignment to one of the Persian Gulf littoral states.
Iran lies on the international drug trade route originating from Afghanistan and Pakistan and stretching as far as the Persian Gulf states, Europe and beyond, said IRNA.
The country accounts for 80 percent of the opium and 90 percent of the morphine intercepted in the world, according to the International Narcotics Control Board.
Official reports say more than 3,100 Iranian police officers have lost their lives in drug-related battles throughout Iran over the past 20 years. Iran's anti-drug campaign, they say, "costs 800 million dollars per year."
thr 045 iran-drug-seizure /gnr/ police bust an international drug smuggling ring in southern iran tehran, august 4, irna -- the information ministry's public relations department announced here sunday that an international drug smuggling gang was busted in the persian gulf island of hormoz in late july in joint operations with the police in fars and hormuzgan provinces.
it added that the operation also led to the seizure of one ton of illicit drugs and the arrest of three smugglers who were handed to judicial authorities.
the smugglers intended to ship the drug consignment to one of the persian gulf littoral states.
iran lies on the international drugs trade route originating from afghanistan and pakistan and stretching as far as the persian gulf states, europe and beyond.
the country accounts for 80 percent of the opium and 90 percent of the morphine intercepted in the world, according to the international narcotics control board.
official reports say more than 3,100 iranian police officers have lost their lives in drug-related battles throughout iran over the past twenty years. iran's anti-drug campaign, they say, costs the country 800 million dollars per year.