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Drug trafficking from Afghanistan risen 50 times since 2000
Aug 25, 2020 23:09Tehran (IP) - Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni, Secretary-General of the Islamic Republic of Iran Drug Control Headquarters said that "in 2000, the narcotics production in Afghanistan was about 200 tonnes. This figure had risen to 9000 tonnes by 2017."
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US uses aircraft to ferry narcotics from Afghanistan
Aug 24, 2020 21:04Secretary-general of Iran's anti-narcotics headquarters on Monday said that NATO and US aircraft ferry narcotics from Afghanistan.
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Iran slams Western countries excuses over fight against narcotics
Aug 17, 2020 08:01The spokesman for Iran's Anti-Narcotics Headquarters said that Western countries have fulfilled only 30 percent of their international counter-narcotics commitments under the pretext of US unilateral sanctions against Iran.
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Int'l drug trafficking ring disbanded
Aug 01, 2020 15:14Urmia (IP) - An international drug trafficking gang was disbanded in northwestern Iran.
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Saudi Arabia, UAE smuggle drugs in Yemen
Jul 07, 2020 16:50A spokesman for the Yemeni Interior Ministry said that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) smuggled drugs into Yemen.
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Iranian Police seizes two tons of narcotics in Sistan and Baluchestan
Jul 04, 2020 15:57Sistan and Baluchestan (IP) - The police chief of Sistan and Baluchestan province Mohammad Ghanbari announced on Saturday that the police and security forces identified and destroyed a drug trafficking gang during an operation.
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International effort only way to overcome drugs smuggling: Envoy
Jun 27, 2020 09:26Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the international organizations in Vienna has said that to overcome the drug challenge passes only through promoting international, national, and regional efforts.
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Unlawful sanctions play havoc with anti-drug campaign: Deputy FM
Jun 25, 2020 18:39Tehran (IP) - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs said that Sanctions will disrupt the fight against narcotics, and countries around the world will not be immune from the consequences.
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Iran at forefront of fight against drugs: UNODC Envoy in Tehran
Jun 16, 2020 18:40Tehran (IP) - A representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Tehran said that UN-affiliated international organizations acknowledge Iran's leadership in the fight against drugs.
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Iran calls on UN to support fight against drug trafficking
May 22, 2020 08:54Tehran (IP) - Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to International Organizations to Vienna sent a letter to the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, (UNODC) as well as other resident ambassadors, stressing that the Islamic Republic of Iran has continued to lead the fight against drug trafficking, despite illegal and unilateral US sanctions.
