Police: 37 Tons of Drugs Seized in Southeastern Province in One Year http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8912240956

Iran's anti-drug police squads have seized 37 tons of narcotics in the Southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan during the current Iranian year, a provincial police chief announced on Tuesday. "During the current year, about 37 tons of narcotics have been seized by the law enforcement forces in Sistan and Balouchestan province," Commander of Sistan and Balouchestan's Police Forces Gholam Ali Nekoei told reporters today. He added that the police have arrested over 2, 341 individuals and smashed several rings involved in drug-trafficking and dealing activities during the same period. Nekoei mentioned that 11 policemen have also been martyred and 60 others wounded in the war on narcotics throughout the province this year.

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