In an operation code-named “Zafar (Victory) 19”, the police forces managed to arrest all seven members of the two gangs and seize 1,267 kilograms of narcotics, he stated.

The police also captured a passenger bus and two sedan cars, carrying the illicit drugs, which include 1,249 kg of opium, 16 kg of hashish and one kg of heroin, the commander noted.

Province of Isfahan

Iran, which has a 900-kilometer common border with Afghanistan, has been used as the main conduit for smuggling Afghan drugs to narcotics kingpins in Europe.

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