Tehran, Aug 9, IRNA - Commander of the anti-narcotics squad of Irans Law Enforcement Police General Ali Moayyedi said the joint committee for anti-drug campaign between Iran and Afghanistan will be activated to conduct operation on different issues. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with Afghan deputy interior minister, General Moayyedi said ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran's anti-narcotics police chief said Wednesday that the ringleader of an international drug trafficking gang has been captured in the country in a complicated operation. Speaking at a press conference in Tehran, General Ali Moayedi said the drug kingpin, a 34-year-old Iranian man, was arrested a month ago in the city of Karaj,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran's Anti-Narcotics Police Chief announced on Thursday that his forces have confiscated a large number of weapons from drug smugglers in the past Iranian calndar year (March 2014 to March 2015), the majority of which were service rifles of NATO forces "The majority of weapons seized from drug smugglers are the service rifles of ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The drug combat squads of the country's Law Enforcement Force have seized more than 490,000 kilograms of illicit drugs in countrywide operations in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2015), a senior Iranian commander announced. "The Iranian police seized over 490 tons of narcotics last year," Commander of the anti-narcotics squad ...

[caption id="attachment_45782" align="alignright" width="197"] Irans anti-narcotics police chief General Ali Moayedi[/caption] TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans anti-narcotics police forces have seized 445 tons of different types of illicit drugs in the country over the past 11 months, the Iranian anti-narcotics police chief announced on Saturday. During ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Pentagon seeks Iran sanctions waiver for Afghanistan investment: Report The US military has been trying to win sanctions waivers for Iran in a bid to facilitate investment by the Islamic Republic in its neighboring Afghanistan, a report says.   Iranian police seize over ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans anti-narcotics police chief announced that about 272 tons of different types of illicit drugs have been seized in the country over the first seven months of the current Iranian year, which began on March 21.   Over the first seven months of the current year, the Law Enforcement Force had a good performance in its fight ...

Beirut, Oct 21, IRNA - Iran's anti-narcotics police chief Ali Moayedi and Qatari counterpart Ahmed Khalifa Al-Kuwairi in Doha on Tuesday called for coordination to combat drug trafficking. The visit made on the sidelines of the Milipol Qatar Exhibition 2014, the international exhibition of internal state security systems held at Doha Exhibition Center....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans anti-narcotics police chief questioned NATOs ability to stem poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, saying Afghan drug production has even seen a rise following the presence of the NATO-led forces in the war-torn country.   When NATO entered Afghanistan, it created expectations of a decline in narcotics production there, ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Irans anti-narcotics police chief said the countrys law enforcement forces have seized a cargo of illicit drugs weighing a ton, in close cooperation with the Pakistani forces. General Ali Moayedi said on Sunday that Iranian police identified and confiscated the huge drug cargo yesterday with the assistance of neighboring Pakistan....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans anti-narcotics police chief asked the countrys foreign ministry and judiciary to be more serious in safeguarding Irans rights in international arenas, especially in reclaiming the rights of the country in the international campaign against narcotics. Defending the peoples rights and pursuing Irans rights in international ...