Iranian anti-narcotics police

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  • Iran attends UNODC course on Controlling Measures against Drug Smuggling 2024-10-26 15:29

    Iran attends UNODC course on Controlling Measures against Drug Smuggling

    TEHRAN -Anti-Narcotics Police of the Islamic Republic of Iran has participated in a specialized training course on 'Controlling Measures against Drug Smuggling (Including at Airports)', held by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Moscow.

  • Narcotics seizures up by 21% in 10 months     2023-12-30 16:15

    Narcotics seizures up by 21% in 10 months    

    TEHRAN – As of March 21, the start of the current Iranian calendar year, drug seizures have increased by 21 percent compared to the same period last year.

  • Anti-narcotics bill to be brought before Majlis 2023-01-02 20:09

    Anti-narcotics bill to be brought before Majlis

    TEHRAN – The bill on combating and preventing narcotics will be submitted to the Majlis (Iranian parliament) in the coming days, said Eskander Momeni, secretary general of the anti-narcotics headquarters.

  • Police confiscate 482 tons of narcotics in 8 months 2022-12-14 17:53

    Police confiscate 482 tons of narcotics in 8 months

    TEHRAN – A total of 482 tons of narcotics have been seized countrywide since the beginning of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21), Mohammad Masoud Zahedian, deputy chief of the Iranian anti-narcotics police, has announced.

  • Over 100 tons of drugs confiscated in 2 months 2022-05-15 19:00

    Over 100 tons of drugs confiscated in 2 months

    TEHRAN – A total of 100 tons of narcotics have been seized countrywide since the beginning of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21), Majid Karimi, the chief of the Iranian anti-narcotics police, has announced.

  • Iran, India to boost fight against narcotics 2022-05-10 18:02

    Iran, India to boost fight against narcotics

    TEHRAN – Majid Karimi, the chief of the Iranian anti-narcotics police, and Satya Narayan Pradhan, the director-general of the Indian Narcotics Control Bureau, discussed further counter-narcotics cooperation.

  • Over 5.8 tons of narcotics discovered in a month 2022-04-23 16:58

    Over 5.8 tons of narcotics discovered in a month

    TEHRAN – A total of 5,870 kilograms of various drugs were seized at the country’s borders over the past [Iranian calendar] month of Farvardin (March 21-April 20), Border Police Chief Ahmad-Ali Goudarzi, said on Saturday.

  • Over 1,900 tons of drugs seized in 2 years 2022-04-05 18:21

    Over 1,900 tons of drugs seized in 2 years

    TEHRAN – Iranian anti-narcotics police discovered 1,900 tons of drugs over the past 2 years, Majid Karimi, Iran’s anti-narcotics police chief, has said.

  • Iran calls for an effective UN-led approach to counter narcotics 2022-03-15 17:35

    Iran calls for an effective UN-led approach to counter narcotics

    TEHRAN – Eskandar Momeni, the director of anti-narcotics police headquarters, has called on the United Nations to present a comprehensive and effective action plan to curb opium cultivation and production and to address the destructive problem of narcotics.

  • Over a ton of narcotics seized in southeastern border 2022-02-05 17:09

    Over a ton of narcotics seized in southeastern border

    TEHRAN – The anti-narcotics police have seized over a ton of drugs in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan, commander of border guards Ahmad Ali Goudarzi said.

  • Iran attends HONLEA Asia-Pacific meeting 2021-09-25 16:54

    Iran attends HONLEA Asia-Pacific meeting

    TEHRAN – The Iranian anti-narcotics police chief participated in the extraordinary session of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, Asia and the Pacific (HONLEA) which was held through video conference at the UN Headquarters in Vienna on Thursday.

  • Iran’s anti-narcotics measures ‘commendable’: German official 2021-09-22 17:31

    Iran’s anti-narcotics measures ‘commendable’: German official

    TEHRAN – The actions of Iran in the fight against drug trafficking and transit are commendable, Christian Hoppe, a criminal investigator at Germany’s Federal Criminal Police, has stated.

  • Iran to block borders in coming years to fight narcotics 2021-09-15 18:12

    Iran to block borders in coming years to fight narcotics

    TEHRAN – Iran has planned to block the borders in the coming years to prevent drug smuggling, IRNA reported on Wednesday.

  • ‘Surge in Afghan narcotics production a result of U.S. crimes in region’ 2021-08-31 17:25

    ‘Surge in Afghan narcotics production a result of U.S. crimes in region’

    TEHRAN – The United States, along with other major crimes committed in Afghanistan, has caused just as much damage in the field of narcotics, as the production of drugs has reached 9,500 tons in recent years, Eskandar Momeni, the director of headquarters for the fight against narcotics, said on Tuesday.

  • Over a ton of narcotics discovered in eastern provinces 2021-08-14 18:11

    Over a ton of narcotics discovered in eastern provinces

    TEHRAN – The anti-narcotics police have seized over a ton of drugs in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan and the northeastern Khorasan Razavi provinces, IRNA reported on Saturday.