UN lauds Iran’s efforts to fight illicit drug trafficking
IRNA – Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Fathi Waly hailed the efforts made by Iran…
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Iranian police bust 203kg of heroin en route to Europe
MNA – The anti-narcotics police of Iran’s East Azarbaijan province have seized a 203-kilogram shipment of heroin, which was headed to Europe. …
US intervention creates problems for Middle East: Larijani
MNA – The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani said Mon. that about 4,000 Iranians have lost their lives in the…
Police seize 1.2 tons of illicit drugs in SE Iran
MNA – Iran’s anti-narcotics police forces have seized 1.2 tons of illicit drugs in Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran. Police Deputy…
Iran raps dismal intl. aid for fighting drug trafficking
MNA – Iranian deputy FM Gholam-Hossein Dehghani has lamented the lack of sufficient international aid to Iran in the fight against drug…
Police capture 57kg of illicit drugs in central Iran
MNA – The police force of Iran’s Qazvin province have seized 57 kilograms of illegal drugs in central of Iran in a…
New drug law to save lives of many Iranians on death row
IFP – An Iranian lawmaker says more than 90 percent of those sentenced to death for carrying illicit drugs would have the…
Iran successful in seizing contraband goods
IFP – A report says Iran’s Customs Office has been very successful in seizing contraband commodities and illicit drugs. Iran’s Customs Office…
Prison sentence to replace death penalty for drug dealers
MNA – Member of the Parliament’s Judicial and Legal Commission Ali Bakhtiar said the capital punishment for drug traffickers was commuted to…
Iran busts cartel importing drug precursor chemicals
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s intelligence forces disbanded an international drugs ring in the country’s southern province of Hormozgan that used to import…
Iran’s police seize 525 tons of illicit drugs in 12 months
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Anti-Narcotics Police Chief Brigadier General Ali Moayyedi announced on Saturday that the country’s police have seized 14 percent…
Iran ready to offer addiction treatment training to Afghanistan
Tehran, December 20, The Iran Project- The minister of interior says Iran is ready to dispatch physicians to offer necessary training for addiction treatment to Afghanistan. Speaking…