TEHRAN — Four smugglers have got caught while trying to trade some 284 kilograms of drugs in Yazd province, Mehr reported on Thursday.

Police force was informed through its sources that some smugglers are intended to trade a substantial amount of drug, Yazd province anti-narcotics police chief said.

Observing the drug dealers, police succeeded in finding their hideout and raiding them while trying to trade the cargo, Mohammad-Hossein Sotudehnia explained.

Sotudehnia noted that over this operation some 284 kilograms of drugs including 230 kilograms of opium and 54 kilograms of hashish were seized and the dealers were arrested.

MQ/MG