29 Mar 2024
Thursday 28 April 2016 - 10:36
Story Code : 211589

Irans security forces kill gunmen behind martyrdom of 3 police officers

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The gunmen who martyred three Iranian law enforcement officers in an attack on a checkpoint in the southeastern border city of Khash, Sistan and Balouchestan Province, were killed by security forces less than a day after the tragic event, Khash governor said on Wednesday.





Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Mohammad Akbar Chakerzehi said in less than 24 hours after the attack, the armed drug smugglers were identified and killed by the countrys intelligence forces.

The armed group had opened fire at the Iranian officers in the checkpoint on Tuesday night, killing three of them and injuring another.

Earlier on Wednesday, Police Chief of Sistan and Balouchestan Province Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi had confirmed the attack on the checkpoint and the martyrdom of three policemen, expressing deep sorrow over the tragic incident.

He said that efforts were underway to arrest the armed group, adding that his forces will fight until the last drop of blood to defend Irans territorial integrity and security.

In recent decades, Iran has been hit by drug trafficking, mainly because of its 936-kilometer shared border with Afghanistan, which produces more than 90% of the world's opium.

According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the Islamic Republic is netting eight times more opium and three times more heroin than all other countries in the world combined.

The war on drug trade originating from Afghanistan has claimed the lives of nearly 3,700 Iranian police officers over the past three decades.

By Tasnim News Agency

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